Your doctor may recommend weight loss, aggressive lifestyle changes, and possibly medication, she says. “We are unmasking a problem early so that we can prevent full-blown cardiovascular disease.
Itcanhelpusidentify a subsetofyounger people at higher risk who should make substantial lifestyle modifications and possibly take cholesterol-loweringmedication andaspirin.
Patients with shingles may be prescribed an antiviral medicationandpossibly steroids to help shorten the duration of the illness and lessen the severity of the symptoms.
Jaffe posits that the drop in A1c and LDL levels was not only due to a readjustment in dosage or a switch in medication, but also possibly to better compliance to existing medication in patients with the most elevated levels.