Re: Latest Lab Results - YUG!

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:38:53 -0500, "Barbara H"
<bhenderson26@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes, I recall reading something here about that ratio. Maybe from you and I
think even Quentin?? I also remember reading something about "fluffy ducks"
in Quentin's book. Anyway, I will add it to my tracking worksheets. I
think I was hoping to avoid deep scientific thought ... at least for me.
It's not my strong suit. I am kind of a numbers person so maybe I can
learn the basics of how the numbers happen then play with my charts. :-)

Knowing now that 3% is a good target I think I'll ask the doc in Oct. what
she thinks mine should be. She has a general practice but has told me she
has over 450 patients with diabetes.

Try this:

Ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol is an indicator of
LDL particle size in patients with type 2 diabetes and
normal HDL cholesterol levels
http://tinyurl.com/b9e8t or
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/23/11/1679?maxtoshow=&HITS=&hits=&RESULTFORMAT=1&andorexacttitle=and&andorexacttitleabs=and&fulltext=triglycerides+to+HDL&andorexactfulltext=phrase&searchid=1116113854912_19693&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=1

and this is interesting, but related to IR:

Relationship between Serum Lipoprotein Ratios and Insulin
Resistance in Obesity
http://tinyurl.com/2oql67 or
http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/content/abstract/50/12/2316?maxtoshow=&HITS=&hits=&RESULTFORMAT=1&andorexacttitle=and&andorexacttitleabs=and&fulltext=triglycerides+to+HDL&andorexactfulltext=phrase&searchid=1116114422846_19843&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=10&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=1


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
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