A visit to my cardiologist

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Just gotta share the good news!!! :slight_smile:

Background: I have a triple whammy for heart disease. First, my non-diabetic, thin father had his first heart attack before the age of 53 – it was discovered on the EKG when he had his second. He had cholesterol in the 300’s and that was before there were any anti-cholesterol drugs. I inherited his high cholesterol.

Second, I had a coronary artery spasm when I was 44 – it’s just like having a heart attack, but they did an angiogram, and my arteries were clear. WHEW!! But I will always be at risk of additional spasms, even though I take medication to prevent it.

Third, let’s hear it from you all – I have diabetes, for 20 years. And we all know that we are at higher risk than the general population!

So when I got my lab results back today I was elated! They were:
Score Range
Triglycerides 168 (0-149) LOWEST I’ve ever had!
LDL Calc 85 (0 - 99)
Chol. Total 162 (100-199)
HDL 43 (>39)
VLDL 34 (5-40) NEVER had this in the normal range before!

I attribute that to eating lower carb – staying mostly at 60-75g a day, with occasional “feasts”, less than once a month. I am on a small amount of medication, but have been for years, and never had results as good as this. So it looks like my experiment succeeded!

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WOW! Great work, Natalie, congrats! Doing the happy dance for you.

I hear you on the inherited heart genes. My father died from a heart attack (after having several) when he was younger than I am now. Heart disease on my mother’s side also.

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Goodness, you certainly have a house full of conditions. Wonderful how you did with your tests though. Way to go and Congrats.
My Dad’s side has/had heart problems also.

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CONGRATULATIONS! That is a huge accomplishment. It has to feel good to see positive results from such hard work.