Triglycerides

When you have high triglycerides, does that mean you have diabetes ?

Or can you lower your levels and avoid diabetis or is it something that can be prevented?

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1. Triglycerides are a type of fats in your blood. Diabetes has to do with blood sugar levels. Some people with high triglyceride levels can have them as part of a collection of things that indicate they could develop diabetes. Read this link, below, and see if the information helps.
2. No, High triglycerides mean you have hi triglycerides. Diabetes has to do with hi blood sugar levels. Some people with diabetes may also have hi triglycerides .It is not a diagnostic tool.
3. No. It doesn't go that way. In general, diabetics have an increased risk of triglyceride problems, but the rest of thepopulation has them too.