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 had a heart attack.
Because of this, your doctor may treat you more aggressively for factors such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels than if you had no risk factors for heart disease.
For example, the guidelines for cholesterol levels suggest an LDL level below 100, even better, below 70, for people at very high risk of heart attacks, meaning...
Warren, a 56-year old accounting manager at a manufacturing plant, recently came to my office and asked, "My doctor said my LDL cholesterol... Read more »
I recently left my doctor's office. Not a good visit. All the way to my car I kept asking myself, "How in the devil did I get myself in... Read more »
It's quite commonly known that high total cholesterol and LDL levels are directly related to an increased risk of heart disease and that... Read more »
Jack had been told again and again that there was absolutely nothing wrong with his cholesterol panel. His numbers: Total cholesterol 198... 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 »
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