You and your healthcare team27-30

People who actively work with their healthcare team to make treatment decisions have better health results than people who don’t.31 Work with your healthcare professional to:

  • Make sure they know everything they need to know about you.
  • Come up with a treatment plan that works best for you and matches your preferences, values, and budget.
  • Track and manage your progress. That includes a lot more than just triglyceride levels. It also includes:
    • Making lifestyle changes and other treatments as convenient as possible for you and your family.
    • Finding ways to keep you motivated and satisfied with your treatment plan.
    • Making sure your treatment plan is compatible with any other medical conditions you may have.
    • Preventing as much as possible the negative effects of high triglycerides, and also preventing or minimizing side effects of treatment.

A key goal of this website and its linked resources is to help you actively participate with your healthcare team in making decisions about how to treat your sHTG.