Monitor your other levels
I have cholesterol issues. Are there other conditions I should pay special attention to?
If you suffer from certain other health conditions, they may affect harmful cholesterol levels if you do not
adhere to the treatment plan to control them. Such comorbid conditions include:
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes: patients with type 2 diabetes often have lower HDL cholesterol levels and elevated triglyceride and LDL cholesterol levels, which raises the risk for heart disease and stroke.
Obesity
Obesity. Obesity is associated with elevated levels of triglycerides and LDL cholesterol, and lower HDL cholesterol levels.1
Menopause and cholesterol
Indeed. After women go through menopause, their bad cholesterol levels tend to increase.2
Monitor cholesterol as early as possible
I am 25 years old. Should I have my cholesterol checked?
Cholesterol level checks should begin when you are young, since clogging of the arteries is a progressive process that takes many years.2
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