Lipid profile tests done. Suggestions and treatment?
Patient: Sir,I did my lipid profile on 10/05/13 and the results are : S. Triglycerides is             242TOTAL CHOLESTROL     165HDL CHOLESTROL          35LDL CHOLESTROL           81VLDL CHOLESTROL         48LDL / HDL RATIO               2.33TC / HDL RAIO                   4.77Shoul I  tame any medication  for this and if yes which medicine you will recommend which is very effective/safe and no side effects. kindly respond.Ramesh Bahirwani Doctor: Hi,Welcome to HCM,Your Lipid profile shows normal total cholesterol and LDL, the TG(Triglycerides) are slightly elevated as desirable is less than 150 mg/dl,the other abnormality is low HDL which is good cholesterol.Looking to this report you do not require any medicine but take care of diet with adequate amount of fats and carbohydrates reduction and regular exercise with avoiding alcohol and smoking lifestyle changes and repeat test after 3 months.You should understand every investigation is to be correlated to history and clinical examination.It laso depend on your age and other risk factors.Please visit your physician and take proper advice about lifestyle modifications.You can also take up yoga and meditation to reduce level of stress.Please take careGood Luck Dr.Akhilesh Dubey M.D.