Ways to Control Diabetes & Cholesterol
When you have diabetes & cholesterol, your diabetes tends to lower the good part of your cholesterol while raising your triglycerides, or bad cholesterol levels which can put you at a much greater risk for a stroke or serious heart disease. It is much harder to control cholesterol in a diabetic because of the insulin issues that diabetics deal with in which the bodies of diabetics are not able to respond to the insulin it produces efficiently. There are a few diabetic medications available today that may actually help to lower your cholesterol levels. You can also help keep your cholesterol level in check by having your cholesterol checked regularly, eating a diet low in trans fat, saturated fat and cholesterol, exercising regularly (at least 30 minutes for as many days of the week as you can, preferably 5 days or more a week). You can discuss with your doctor the best course of treatment for you to maintain a healthy lifestyle and help to manage both your cholesterol and diabetes together.
