My 28 year old son's Triglycerides are 1200

My son is 28 yrs old, is 6 foot tall, weighs 170lbs and is very healthy except he has a Triglyceride level of 1200, HDL 27 and cholesterol level of 229.  We have the following conditions in our family:  Heart disease, diabetes, stroke and thyroid problems.....
Maternal grandfather died of heart disease, high cholesterol and high blood pressure
Paternal grandfather has diabetes
Maternal grandmother had strokes and thyroid removed when she was 37
Father has high cholesterol

How do you get triglyceride levels this high???

[lewpa1]

I too have very high triglycerides, my levels were slightly higher and I ended up have a problem with my pancraus (spelling)  Right after my last visit to the doctor, my levels were 650 tri,  I am 6 ft 190 and in pretty good shape, what are you doing to help with this?  I don't want to be an pills the rest of my life,

[Pointman]

Is  your son acative, get pleant os excerise? and  sounds  like he might want to ck on what kind of  food he eats, he is most likely on his way to Hear siease, but  i am not a DR.  i do know excerise can bring it  doen, and i ahe in past use  nican. it can be bought over the counter, but ck with DR. first.
Pointman

[SassyLassie]

My triglycerides used to be elevated, not that high, but over normal. I beleive it was close to 200. What lowered mine was taking fish oil liquid. The "Carlson" Fish oil is the best and it is the ONLY thing that lowers it. I take it twice a day, morning and night, a tablespoon, I would not be without it. My triglycerides are now 72.  A person should start noticing a difference in about 3 to 6 months.

Hope this helps.
Susie

[Jack54]

B_loe

My triglycerides have been over 2000. I have a genetic disorder that is called hyperlipidemia and/or hypertriglyceridemia. Other than having these bad genes, smoking, drinking alcohol and lack of exercise and a heart healthy diet causes triglyceride levels to rise.

Triglyceride levels from 1000 to 1500 can cause pancreatitis, per my doctor. My grandmother died from this. I have managed to lower them mainly through stopping all alcohol, which at the time the 2000 tri's were measured, I did not drink any alcohol, and diet.

There is a very potent medicine in the drug class known as fenofibrates, named Tricor that was created to specifically reduce triglycerides. It works great, but carries the same warnings as statins. Also, Tricor should not be taken with statins but sometimes is in very extreme cases of total high cholesterol and triglycerides. My total cholesterol at the time was 486.

I feel the combination of medicines left me with permanent peripheral neuropathy (PN) in my extremities, especially in my legs and feet. I have to take a medicine, neurontin, for the PN.

Hope this helps,

Jack