Shortlived results!

Shortlived results!

Posted by Traci

21 Feb 2013

Well, 2 weeks off my fibrate and my numbers have increased - alot!! Trigs up to 2.7 which I was expecting, but my total has gone up to 6.7 which was a massive surprise. My consultant said my total shouldnt change as it takes around 3 months for total cholesterol to change... So straight back on the fibrates, and we will retest in 4 weeks...
It does, of course, make me wonder if the fat free diet has had any impact or is it just the fibrates that have been doing all the work?

5 comments

Aliwally

22 Feb 2013

Hi Traci,
Look on the bright side. If it is the fibrates, you can go back to a relatively normal diet and you've lost weight as an added bonus.
Interesting about levels rising in 2 weeks though, I'm sure there's still a lot "they" don't know about lipid metabolism....mostly that it's incredibly intricate and complicated.

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DakCB-UK

22 Feb 2013

High six is still a long way below fourteen, so diet could still be doing something. It only ever cut mine by a quarter, although I was never as strict as you seem to be.

Good luck!

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Concerned

22 Feb 2013

After all of your effort Traci; I'm so sorry.

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Penel

2 Mar 2013

Sorry to hear your news. Has anyone suggested trying a low carb diet? lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/f...

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Traci

3 Mar 2013

I have dysbetalipoproteinaemia, carbs dont impact but fat does hence the fat free diet

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