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What Causes Elevated Triglyceride Level In Blood?
Question: I just received my annual comprehensive blood exam. My Hematocrit was a little high at 46.5, glucose was 104, cholesterol 232, triglycerides 468, HDL 25. All other test were normal. Please advise.
Brief Answer:
Findings suggests raised lipid level.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Present findings suggest borderline raised cholesterol level and increased triglyceride level.HDL level is decreased.
You may need to take medicines like combination of atorvastatin 10 mg and fenofibrate 160 mg single tablet at night after dinner.
Besides medication,you should avoid fatty food and go for brisk walk.Exercise and brisk walk are ideal to increase HDL level(it is considered as good fat).
Take lot of fibers in your diet in the form of fruits and vegetables.
You may need few other investigations like liver function test,ultrasound of abdomen.
Probably blood sugar level is related to fasting state.This is also mildly raised.Idealy it should be below 100 mg %.Initially it can be managed by diet and life style changes.You may need glucose tolerance test(GGT).You may need to take medicines if it is perisistently raised.
Hematocrit is mildly raised.It is a benign finding and it may be due to many reasons like dehydration etc.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Findings suggests raised lipid level.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Present findings suggest borderline raised cholesterol level and increased triglyceride level.HDL level is decreased.
You may need to take medicines like combination of atorvastatin 10 mg and fenofibrate 160 mg single tablet at night after dinner.
Besides medication,you should avoid fatty food and go for brisk walk.Exercise and brisk walk are ideal to increase HDL level(it is considered as good fat).
Take lot of fibers in your diet in the form of fruits and vegetables.
You may need few other investigations like liver function test,ultrasound of abdomen.
Probably blood sugar level is related to fasting state.This is also mildly raised.Idealy it should be below 100 mg %.Initially it can be managed by diet and life style changes.You may need glucose tolerance test(GGT).You may need to take medicines if it is perisistently raised.
Hematocrit is mildly raised.It is a benign finding and it may be due to many reasons like dehydration etc.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dr XXXXXXX I had a MRI in Late January and my liver was normal. I have had abdominal issues all last year, but they are now much better and the doctors feel it was due to anxiety. I did have a HIDA scan last year and my gall bladder and liver function were normal. For many years I was on Zocor and my cholesterol was under control, I have not used Zocor during the last year. I now take Zoloft 25mg in the morning and pamelor10mg at night. It appears it has helped my anxiety. What are the brand names for Atorvastatin and fenofibrate?
Brief Answer:
Triglyceride level is definitely high.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Your triglyceride level is definitely high.Cholesterol level is borderline high.LDL level is not mentioned.
Combination of atorvastatin and fenofibrate helps in better control of lipid.
You can take any reputed brand from your chemist(sorry,we are not allowed to advise brand name).
As we discussed earlier,I also suggest diet and life style modification to my patients.
You should continue other medicines.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Triglyceride level is definitely high.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Your triglyceride level is definitely high.Cholesterol level is borderline high.LDL level is not mentioned.
Combination of atorvastatin and fenofibrate helps in better control of lipid.
You can take any reputed brand from your chemist(sorry,we are not allowed to advise brand name).
As we discussed earlier,I also suggest diet and life style modification to my patients.
You should continue other medicines.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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