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Hi Doctor. What is HDL and LDL. Is is a cholesterol. Which is good and which is bad? I am a type 2 diabetic and just wanted to know the levels
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Both are cholesterols. Hdl is good and ldl is bad. The levels are individually targetted but usually hdl should be more than 50 and ldl less than 100 in diabetics.
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