Cholesterol and Diabetes.
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To understand the relation between Diabetes and Cholesterol, you must first know that there are two types of cholesterol in our blood, each with a distinct function. 80% of the cholesterol is produced by the liver and the rest is obtained from the foods that we eat like egg yolk, butter, red meat, organ meat, etc.
Diabetes & Cholesterol.
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- Low density lipoprotein [LDL] is the bad cholesterol which carries the cholesterol through the blood stream to the various parts of the body. Cholesterol helps in the production of certain hormones and in building cell membranes and other body tissues.
- High density lipoprotein [HDL] is the good cholesterol which carries the cholesterol from the blood stream to the liver to be metabolized and passed into the intestine through the bile for removal from the body.
So, it can be seen that LDL is responsible for circulation of cholesterol through the blood stream and HDL is responsible for excretion of cholesterol from the body.
Insulin plays a pivotal role in conversion of glucose and fats into energy. When the production of insulin falls (as in Type 1 diabetes ) or the utilization of insulin is not proper (as in Type 2 diabetes), then the conversion of glucose and fats into energy is affected . This results in increased levels of glucose and cholesterol (fats) in the blood. It can therefore be seen, why diabetes and high cholesterol often are seen together.
Cholesterol is wax – like in consistency and when its levels are increased in the blood, it tends to get deposited in the inner walls of the blood vessels forming plaques. The walls of the blood vessels get thickened, resulting in clogging of the artery.
Image of Thickened arterial wall due to cholesterol deposits
This results in reduced blood supply to the part being supplied blood by that particular blood vessel. It can thus be, the heart or the kidney or the eye or the legs, and the problems relevant to that part occur. This is the crux of the reason of various complications arising in diabetes.
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