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Does a high cholesterol lead to diabetes?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi, Pediatrics - Not exactly. In fact it's kind of the other way around: diabetes leads to elevated cholesterol, a condition specifically known as diabetic dyslipidemia (dyslipidemia means a disorder in the lipids), w... Read More
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Can I take Primolut if my family has a history of heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer and high cholesterol?
Dr. Rania Mousa, General Medicine - PRIMOLUT N should not be used in the presence of the conditions listed below, which are derived also from information on progestogen-only products and combined oral contraceptives (COCs). Should any... Read More
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Dear doctor i did a blood test and the doctor JOSEPH AWADA told me i have high cholesterol and high uric acid and i have to make a diet and make a new test after 10 days so what i have to avoid to eat
Dr. Salim Saab, Otolaryngology (Ent) - You will have to avoid: - fatty foods, - meat (red), - vegetables, - sea food (lobster, shrimps, oysters,etc. except fish, tuna (you can eat those)), - alcohol
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What are the side effects of high (bad) cholesterol ?
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Dr. Nagi Azzi, Cardiology - Side effects is an optimist way to see the problem. In fact the proper term would be "deleterious effect" as the bad or the LDL cholesterol is responsible of much of the hospitalisations for... Read More
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