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Why HDL Is Low But Other Parameters Are In Normal Range?
My friend is 45 years old and he has been diagnosed diabetic (FBS – 278mg/dl & PPBS – 350mg/dl) and slightly high lipid profile while doing annual medical checkup. Last year his blood sugar was board line (FBS - 112mg/dl and PPBS – 132mg/dl). Then doctor put him on medicines: Glycomet GP2 (1 tab morning 15min before breakfast & 1 tab evening 15min before dinner), Istavel 100mg (1 tab morning 15min before breakfast) & Lipicard 160mg (1 tab after breakfast) with diet and exercise. After one month the test result was FBS-98mg/dl, PPBS-115mg/dl, HbA1c-10.7% & Urine report-Normal After two months the test result was FBS-77mg/dl & PPBS-84mg/dl After three months the test result was FBS-86mg/dl, PPBS-81mg/dl, HbA1c-6.4% & Urine report-Normal CHOL TOTAL-143 mg/dl, TGL-92mg/dl, HDL-34mg/dl, LDL-104 mg/dl, VLDL-5 mg/dl, CHOL HDL Ratio-4.21 Doctor, kindly advice whether he can discontinue Istavel 100mg? Why HDL is till low but other parameters are in normal range?
Tue, 16 Sep 2014
it is not recommended to discontinue istavel without the consulting physician's advise. low HDL is prevalent among diabetics. fibrates and n3 fatty acids may be required to boost HDL levels.
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