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Lipid profile
My lipid profile is on the higher side for more than 5 years now. Can someone please help me controlling it.
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Dr. Kakalee K Saha
Diabetologist
25 yrs exp
Mumbai
Lipid profile on the higher side..what is high is important good cholesterol bad cholesterol or tg. In the 5 years have u made any lifestyle changes to control the bad cholesterols? The course of treatment and kind of medicine will depend on a lot of factors. Statins the commonest lipid lowering medicine come with their side effects including raising the blood glucose in around 10% of patients.
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Dr. Rakesh Parikh
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Start statins
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