Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
The goal of treatment is to control conditions that can raise triglyceride levels such as
Your doctor may tell you not to drink alcohol. Because certain birth control pills can raise triglyceride levels, you should carefully discuss their use with your doctor.
Treatment also involves avoiding excess calories and foods high in saturated fats and carbohydrates. See also:
If high triglyceride levels persist despite diet changes, medication may be needed. Nicotinic acid, gemfibrozil, and fenofibrate have been shown to lower triglyceride levels in people with this condition.
Expectations (prognosis)
Persons with this condition have an increased risk of
Losing weight and keeping diabetes under control helps improve the outcome.
Complications
- Pancreatitis
- Coronary artery disease
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Review Date: 05/23/2010
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and David
C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General
Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School
of Medicine.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
