Question by Veruca Salt: What are some diet plans for a diabetic with high cholesterol?
I am an uninsured diabetic who just found out that I have high cholesterol as well. Because I have no insurance I see a sliding scale doctor. They pretty much diagnose me, prescribe medication and offer me little to no advice as to what to eat. Can someone offer me some advice on a diet that may work to lower my cholesterol as well as keep my sugar where it needs to be?

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Answer by Green
what I was taught in medical school was to use 1-3 gms/day Niacin ( not the no flush kind) taken before bed. for cholesterol

stay away from processed foods (frozen dinners)
try not to eat bread and cookies but if you have the urge eat potato bread and sugar free cookies
don’t eat rice, candy,pretzels, yogurt, cookies,jelly, juice and sugared sodas, milk . if you eat these things eat them with meat and exercise immediately after (long walk 20mins)
start eating lots of chicken and fish cut down on eggs

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