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How To Reduce Triglyceride Levels?

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Posted on Sat, 31 Jan 2015
Question: Hi, my wife have high triglyceride I.e around 270, though HDl is 51 and ldl is 88 and total cholesterol is 193 but vldl is 54. She has hypertension and regularly takes. Drugs for bp. How to reduce triglyceride.
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Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (23 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
She requires medications.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney.
I understand your concern.
Her triglycerides are very high. They need to be reduced to acceptable levels as she also has BP problems.
She needs to take a combination of Rosuvastatin and Fenofibrate. This combination has already been prescribed by your doctor as I can see in medical history.
Apart from medicine she needs to exercise regularly.
She should avoid taking rice, potatoes, oil, fast food, sweets.
With the help of the medicine and the life style changes as advised her lipid profile will improve.
Get it repeated after 3 months.
If you have any further query, please ask me.
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How To Reduce Triglyceride Levels?

Brief Answer: She requires medications. Detailed Answer: Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern. Her triglycerides are very high. They need to be reduced to acceptable levels as she also has BP problems. She needs to take a combination of Rosuvastatin and Fenofibrate. This combination has already been prescribed by your doctor as I can see in medical history. Apart from medicine she needs to exercise regularly. She should avoid taking rice, potatoes, oil, fast food, sweets. With the help of the medicine and the life style changes as advised her lipid profile will improve. Get it repeated after 3 months. If you have any further query, please ask me.