[Diabetes-talk] cholesterol levels

[Mike Freeman]

Amy:

You've got it backwards: you want to keep your LDL down and your HDL 
above 50 in your case. One should keep the HDL above 40 for men and over 
50 for women. Ideally, the LDL should be below 150 and, preferably, 
below 100. In fact, more and more authorities are recommending that for 
diabetics, one try to get the LDL down to 70 or below. But one can most 
definitely have too low an HDL. AS I say, you want yours at 50 or above.

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amy Krout-Horn" <krouthorn at verizon.net>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:47 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] cholesterol levels


Hi Everyone:
I was wondering if anyone knows the answer to this question: Is it 
possible for your lipids to be too low? Would there be any symptoms 
associated with it? The reason that I ask is because, a year and a half 
ago, I began eating certain foods that have been linked to lowering the 
bad cholesterol. Soon after, my doctor lowered my doseage on the 
medication I've taken for fifteen years, due to the fact that the 
numbers showed a major drop in the HDL. I know that it's important not 
to have a deficiency in your LDL, but is it possible to be too low when 
it comes to the HDL? Since there doesn't seem to be any noticeable 
symptoms when one's cholesterol is too high, I'm guessing that one can't 
tell without blood work, whether or not your lipids are too low. Does 
anyone have any experience with this? I realize it's a bit strange to 
ask, since most people, including myself for many years, fight to keep 
their HDL below 200, but I'm curious.
Amy
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