Lipid disorders; Hyperlipoproteinemia; Hyperlipidemia; Dyslipidemia; Hypercholesterolemia
There are steps everyone can take to improve their cholesterol levels, and help prevent heart disease and a heart attack. Some key lifestyle changes are:
An important study suggests that aggressively treating cholesterol levels and blood pressure improves the cardiovascular health of... Read more »
I was diagnosed with Diabetes Type II in 1999. Prior to that date my blood pressure readings were averaging 147/91. In January of 2000 my... Read more »
A few days ago I was browsing through an old physiology textbook, the one I used when I was in college, because I was curious to read what... Read more »
One of the cliches about treating diabetes is that having diabetes puts you in the same risk category as that of a person who has already... Read more »
My recent review of the Duo-Care for testing both blood pressure and blood glucose got me thinking. I wasn’t thrilled with that... Read more »
Intense efforts to lower blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure does not lower the risk of heart disease in older diabetics, experts say, but... Read more »
Results from a new U.S. government-sponsored study show that aggressive cholesterol and blood pressure treatments do not reduce the risk of cardiac... Read more »
According to new research, diabetes lowers the heart-protecting benefits of HDL (good) cholesterol. But the good news is that researchers have also... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: High Blood Cholesterol
Goals of Treatment for High Blood CholesterolThe goal of treatment for people with high blood cholesterol is to sufficiently lower the LDL... Read more »
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention You can help to prevent type 2 diabetes by maintaining your ideal body weight, especially if you have a strong family history of diabetes.... Read more »