HDL ("Good Cholesterol") Not As "Protective" In Diabetics
Posted Dec 23 2009 12:00am
However, taking niacin may help restore some of the benefit that "high density lipoprotein" has on the heart.
HDL lowers heart risks because it clears low-density lipoprotein, or LDL cholesterol, away from arteries and back to the liver, where it is passed out of the body.
Several recent studies also suggest HDL protects arteries by promoting cell healing and repair.
But in people with diabetes, HDL may be less protective, researchers at the University Hospital Zurich and the Medical School of Hannover in Germany reported in the journal Circulation.
It should be noted that all the subjects in the study were taking statin medications to help lower LDL and the small size of the study suggests more research may be beneficial.
It should be noted that all the subjects in the study were taking statin medications to help lower LDL and the small size of the study suggests more research may be beneficial.
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Labels: Lipids (Cholesterol), Type 2 Diabetes