Good 'control' of diabetes yields more favorable lipid profile
The A. he name of the game is "Save Those Vessels," and the most popular strategy these days entails wresting control of the old blood lipids. The coaches, using an arcane but punchy parlance to describe the sportive objects, rouse the players with a string of acronyms: HDL (high-density lipoprotein), LDL (low-density lipoprotein), and VLDL (very low-density lipoprotein).
They advocate such plays as Jogging the Course, Pitching the Cigarettes, and possibly even Taking a Little Nip (though alcohol-wary referees call "Foul!"). The rules change frequently—polyunsaturated maneuvers, once lauded, are optional this year—and the team continues to lose abysmally.
This losing streak has been especially devastating to diabetics. But new evidence suggests that long-term control of hyperglycemia in these patients may normalize their lipid levels. The corollary that an improved lipid profile will give the diabetic a fighting chance against atherosclerosis
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