Lower Cholesterol For People With Type 2 Diabetes

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A person who has a Type 2 diabetes is

usually have a higher risk in getting a

heart disease that can lead to heart

attack or stroke or even deadly.

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Having a Type 2 Diabetes moderation of

your cholesterol is a must.

Monitoring your HDL and LDL numbers

important to those individuals with

type 2 Diabetes.

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The good type of cholesterol is called the

HDL.

LDL is the bad cholesterol.

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Maintain your HDL in a higher level.

Having a 50 to 60 mg/dl (1.3 – 1.6 mmol/l)

for a female and 40 and 50 mg/dl (1.03-

1.3) for male, you are at risk for having a

high cholesterol level. Having 40 mg/dl

(1.03 mmol/l) anyone is in the danger

zone.

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Lower LDL level the better. The best LDL

level is below 100 mg/dl (2.6 mmol/l). If

it is greater than 190 mg/dl (4.9

mmol/l), you are in the danger zone.

The type of fat in the blood that

usually increase as the cholesterol

increases is called Triglycerides. If

your triglyceride levels are less than

150 mg/dl (1.7 mmol/l), you are

definitely in the good range. Over 500

mg/dl (5.6 mmol/l), you are probably

in the danger zone.

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