Tag: dyslipidemia

From a compound with the same chemical structure as a statin drug to a kitchen staple studied in dozens of trials, several natural substances turn up repeatedly in cholesterol and blood sugar research. Here's an overview of what's actually been studied.

Roughly six in ten people with type 2 diabetes also have a lipid disorder — and the figure climbs to over 93% when blood sugar is poorly controlled. Here's how the two conditions are connected, and what the reference ranges actually mean.