Ah Bollocks...high cholesterol - Page 2

jinx · 12-21-2009, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Pie

I've been on Simvastatin (Zocor) since I was 24.

When is it supposed to start working?

Pie · 12-21-2009, 12:24 PM

It's been working. My cholesterol is 151 (HDL 44, LDL 89). Without the Zocor, it would be around 220-250. My doc wants me to get the LDL down to 70.

The target values are different for diabetics, since we're much more likely to have heart attacks.

Stormieweather · 12-21-2009, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pico and ME

Stormie, sounds like the Zone Diet?

Its truly the healthiest way to eat.

Eh, I call it the Stormie diet

. We started out cutting out the fast food, sodas, and white carbs. Then he went to the doctor. So there went all the red meat, dairy (we LOVE cheese), and most other animal products. Now, we've graduated to mostly organic and natural foods. I don't really use fat-free or low-fat stuff much, if you're eating the right foods, you should be getting adequate but not to much fat in your diet.

He does take a prescription for his cholesterol and chromium for his blood sugar, in addition to aspirin for the pain from nerve damage (diabetes) and the fish oil capsules.

monster · 12-21-2009, 10:25 PM

I'm just cutting down on the eggs. I've been eating ridiculous amounts recently (2-4/day) and see where that gets me. I had 4 eggs maybe 1 or two days before the test. and two pretty much every day other than the 4-egg day.

I'm just pissed I'm not superhuman.

monster · 12-21-2009, 10:26 PM

Liver function was normal though...

ZenGum · 12-21-2009, 10:53 PM

Pie, I am wondering if those numbers are in some units that I am not used to. I can't remember the units we use here but the recommended range is 3 to 8 (mine is 3.5, knew a guy who was on 37 and his doctor flipped).

The easiest way is for you to tell me what the recommended range is for you guys. I should be able to compare from that.

monster · 12-21-2009, 11:20 PM

Them be Merkin units.....

Pie · 12-22-2009, 08:18 AM

US units are in mg/dL, and everyone else uses mmol/L.
From Wikipedia:

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< 200 mg/dL
< 5.0 mmol/L
Desirable level corresponding to lower risk for heart disease

200–240 mg/dL
5.2–6.2 mmol/L
Borderline high risk

> 240 mg/dL
> 6.2 mmol/L
High risk

TheMercenary · 12-28-2009, 11:54 PM

I have been taking Red Yeast Rice. My brother droped his over 30 pts since he started doing it. I have not had mine rechecked for quite some time but when I do I expect it to have dropped as well.

classicman · 12-29-2009, 07:45 AM

Excellent suggestion Merc.

Griff · 12-29-2009, 07:51 AM

Has anybody done safety studies on red rice yeast? It looks to be about as effective as the statins... I guess the drug companies will get it banned by the Feds soon.

dar512 · 12-29-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

I'm just pissed I'm not superhuman.

You are, Monnie.

It's just that eggs are your (tasty) kryptonite.

classicman · 12-29-2009, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Has anybody done safety studies on red rice yeast? It looks to be about as effective as the statins... I guess the drug companies will get it banned by the Feds soon.

Funny you say that. The one leading company that was selling it most effectively (can't remember the name) was bought by a subsidiary of a pharmaceutical company and they immediately stopped selling it.

Pie · 12-29-2009, 01:49 PM

Looks like Pharma's adopting Microsoft's strategy.

classicman · 12-29-2009, 02:35 PM

pretty much pie.

12-21-2009, 12:24 PM	#17
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	It's been working. My cholesterol is 151 (HDL 44, LDL 89). Without the Zocor, it would be around 220-250. My doc wants me to get the LDL down to 70. The target values are different for diabetics, since we're much more likely to have heart attacks. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-21-2009, 10:25 PM	#19
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I'm just cutting down on the eggs. I've been eating ridiculous amounts recently (2-4/day) and see where that gets me. I had 4 eggs maybe 1 or two days before the test. and two pretty much every day other than the 4-egg day. I'm just pissed I'm not superhuman. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-21-2009, 10:26 PM	#20
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Liver function was normal though... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-21-2009, 10:53 PM	#21
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Pie, I am wondering if those numbers are in some units that I am not used to. I can't remember the units we use here but the recommended range is 3 to 8 (mine is 3.5, knew a guy who was on 37 and his doctor flipped). The easiest way is for you to tell me what the recommended range is for you guys. I should be able to compare from that. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-21-2009, 11:20 PM	#22
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Them be Merkin units..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-28-2009, 11:54 PM	#24
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I have been taking Red Yeast Rice. My brother droped his over 30 pts since he started doing it. I have not had mine rechecked for quite some time but when I do I expect it to have dropped as well. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-29-2009, 07:45 AM	#25
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Excellent suggestion Merc. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

12-29-2009, 07:51 AM	#26
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Has anybody done safety studies on red rice yeast? It looks to be about as effective as the statins... I guess the drug companies will get it banned by the Feds soon. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-29-2009, 01:49 PM	#29
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Looks like Pharma's adopting Microsoft's strategy. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-29-2009, 02:35 PM	#30
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	pretty much pie. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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