Triglycerides

[scoob0255]

My Triglycerides are high its like 268 I now been exercising doing cardio no fried foods I also been counting carbs im 30yrs old my overall cholesterol is 161 I did weight 215 two weeks ago I now weight 206 I ate a burger before I got blood work done do you think that could have made the triglycerides high. And also do you think im on the right path in getting my triglycerides down

[Barb135]

It doesn't matter if your cholesterol level was fine or not, if you had a burger just two hours prior to your blood work, the results are not valid, since as I noted above, both cholesterol and triglyceride testing is supposed to be fasting.

[scoob0255]

I had the.burger ill say 2hrs before I had my blood work done. My cholesterol was 161 which was fine.

[Barb135]

Have either of you been tested for hypothyroidism?  High cholesterol is a signature symptom of hypothyroidism.  The tests you need are TSH, Free T3 and Free T4, even though your doctor might tell you, you don't need them all... s/he will be wrong, because without them, you risk misdiagnosis.

High triglycerides are an indication that you  may have metabolic syndrome.

scoob0255 -- how long before the blood test was the burger?  Cholesterol and triglyceride testing is supposed to be fasting blood work, meaning that you shouldn't eat anything (not even coffee) within 8 hours of the test.  If you weren't fasting when you had the blood work, you should ask your doctor to repeat it.

My Triglycerides were also very high. I have been on Cholesterol lowering medicine for years, but recently my Triglycerides went up significantly. My doctor suggested taking Omega 3 Fish Oil tablets (1000 mg 2 times per day). In 4 weeks my Triglyceride level went from 254 to 165. Try the ones that guarantee no Fish taste. This works.