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Hello!
Got some blood work back.....ugh...7 months ago my triglycerides were 122....this test 381 !!! I about fainted when I saw that number. Fasting sugar has been running low 120's for a couple years now....a1c last time was 5.2 down from 6.1.....now back up to 5.8.
I quit all alcohol 2 months ago...only real problem I can think of that I changed is that my go to snack has been pretzels .....does anyone know if that could raise my tri's so high?
I was also changed from Lipitor to Crestor a few months ago.
Thanks in advance...
IMO that's caused by sugar (carbs) in the diet in combination with magnesium deficiency. Magnesium deficiency always becomes worse with MC, so the difference may be more because of declining magnesium reserves than increased carb intake.
Rats fed a magnesium-deficient diet containing sucrose showed particularly high triglyceride plasma levels. In liver, magnesium-deficient rats fed sucrose showed a significant increase in triglycerides, lactate and alpha-glycerophosphate and a significant decrease in glycogen. Changes in triglycerides and glycogen in the liver of magnesium-deficient rats fed starch were not significant. . . .
The detrimental effect of severe magnesium deficiency associated particularly with a high carbohydrate diet content and more especially with a sucrose diet is discussed.
At any rate, IMO the indicated treatment is to reduce the carbs in your diet and increase magnesium use (either oral or topical, or both). Remember that this is not medical advice, it's just what I would do in that situation.
In side-by-side comparison tests, Crestor and Lipitor have been shown to be equal in effectiveness.
From personal experience I can tell you that my triglycerides were always much higher before I resolved my magnesium deficiency. But I didn't have insulin resistance, so my level wasn't anywhere near as high as yours. With insulin resistance the effects will be magnified.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Thank you Tex!
I did stop my mag usage, but started getting some foot cramps again, so I started it back up. I am going to get an RBC Mag test....I'm very curious what it will be since the crappy doctor one was normal.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Ok Tex....I was just at my pcp and requested the RBC mag test ...he seemed confused for a second, but then said that my RBC count was normal (actually a tad low) and that my regular magnesium test was normal range so no go for getting him to write me a script, but that's ok I'll do it on my own like planned. Does a regular RBC count have anything to even do with an RBC mag test?
Oh....ooops....he also wasn't to concerned about my 381 triglycerides, said just to watch my sugar and fat intake.....and here I sit thinking I'm going to have a stroke....
It's been one year since I gave up ALL grains. One year ago my triglycerides were 100 and A1c 5.8...... Tested this week and my triglycerides are 30 and A1c 4.9. I eat "paleo" adapted for MC. I eat alot of meat. I was shocked when my numbers looked so good. The only meds I take are mag liq, vit d, occ tylenol. nothing else. I am 54 years old---- never had it sooooo gooood!!!!!!
Giving up all grains sounds difficult...lol...but those numbers sure caught my eye!!! Good for you!! I need to get things under control, that's for sure. Every time I fix one number another one goes south.....ugh.....I'll get to a happy place eventually. ( I hope)
Lou Ann wrote:Does a regular RBC count have anything to even do with an RBC mag test?
No. The RBC count tells you how many red cells you have in your blood. The count has nothing to do with an RBC magnesium test.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Excess carbohydrates are converted into triglycerides. Eating a low carb diet leads to a reduction in triglycerides. I eat no grains and no fruit. Like the other poster I eat an MC adapted, low carb paleo diet. I don't know what my triglycerides measure since I don't bother to test but from everything I have read I am confident that the number is low. I do know that my HbA1C went from 5.7 to 4.9 since I can measure that with a home test..
Tex,
Well my RBC Mag test came back normal at 5.5 ...their range is 4.0-6.4.
sooooo......it's that telling me my high triglycerides are from the carbs and sugar and not from mag deficiency? I also just had a liver ultrasound which came back showing mild fatty liver...I'm assuming that's from my elevated sugar and triglycerides too? I'm confused as usual
Now that both mag tests are normal, I still need to take something...yes?
Lou Ann wrote:Well my RBC Mag test came back normal at 5.5 ...their range is 4.0-6.4.
sooooo......it's that telling me my high triglycerides are from the carbs and sugar and not from mag deficiency? I also just had a liver ultrasound which came back showing mild fatty liver...I'm assuming that's from my elevated sugar and triglycerides too? I'm confused as usual
Dr. Carolyn Dean says that one's RBC mag test result should be between 6.0 and 6.5. Her logic is based on the fact that statistics show that 80 % of the people whose data were used to determine that so-called "normal" range were actually magnesium deficient, which obviously skews the results.
So your RBC magnesium test result is actually low, in the real world. In addition to what Jean posted, here's an abstract of a medical article that discusses how magnesium deficiency causes fatty liver disease.
Abstract
The pathophysiological responses to experimental magnesium deficiency are considered to result from mild inflammation and oxidative stress in various tissues. It is not clear whether magnesium deficiency solely induces liver diseases. However, magnesium deficiency is considered as a potential risk factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) because magnesium deficiency is associated with type 2 diabetes that are closely related to the pathogenesis of NAFLD. Further, inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress play important roles in the progression to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. The relationship was reported between plasma magnesium concentration and the incidence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. In this review, I briefly described how magnesium deficiency induces oxidative stress and inflammatory responses, and the effect of magnesium deficiency on liver.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Visit the Microscopic Colitis Foundation Website
.....does anyone know if that could raise my tri's so high? 
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