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Pat wrote:

My cholesterol has been low (104-130) ever since I was placed on the low
fat diet for diabetes. My doctors have been thrilled, although I adjusted
my fats a little when it hit 104... Now I'm concerned that the nice low
numbers were a side-effect of the Celiac Sprue. Any data on that? Will my
cholesterol bounce up now that my small intestine is working again? I'm
expecting some small bounce up just because my dietician added fats to my
diet. I'd prefer to keep it down. <snip>


Hi Pat~ You did not mention what your cholesterol numbers were before CS dx.
For me- sprue unchecked along w/ undiagnosed dm zinged my cholesterol out of
this world.  I think the intestine was dumping things wholesale into the
bloodstream.  Whatever it was, within a years time I went from *normal
ranges* to 600+ triglycerides.  YOW!  It seemed to take forever to bring them
back down- several months of hammering away..  The doc explained it was a
domino effect.  When I got the dm under control.......  the other numbers
began to fall into place.

I was nailed by the conversion to the GF diet. The rice flour goods were
just too high of a glycemic index for me. I had to cut WAY back on them.
We all have different things to juggle- but in my *crash & burn* trials
of what foods worked. ...

I finally figured out that I needed to up the protein intake to quit
getting spikes from the carb foods- it leveled out the spikes & made me
not feel hungry for longer periods of time.

The best thing you can do while figuring out what foods work for you, is
test often to see what bg values they yield. The ones that take you too
high, tend to mess up your cholesterol levels as well. You should not
feel "stuck" with the same foods though.

You can still do lots of whole foods & veggies. In this phase, you can
test a bunch & then once you have the info you will know & not have to
test *as much*.

It's a good idea to re-test your cholesterol every 3-6 months to make
sure it's within your target goals.

~Fran in Oregon