Hey Sue, here's a link to an article about Triglycerides:
WebMD You really are in an ... um ... interesting position. The main treatments when it comes to high triglycerides seem to be diet and exercise. From what you say, you have several high risk factors between the history of heart disease and the history of diabetes alone. You really need to bring down the LDL numbers, as well as raising the HDL numbers. Here's an article:
MedincineNEt Article Medications aside, the optimal treatment for high cholesterol is pretty much the same as the one for - diet and exercise.
My mother was told she had high cholesterol some years ago, but everyone was confused because she already had a low fat, high activity lifestyle. They told her it was genetic in that case and she would be on meds for it for the rest of her life. "Screw that," said my mum (she really did) and she went to a naturopath who put her on a truly restrictive cleansing type diet for the first month. It was hell for her, but eventually she was able to start reintroducing foods. The upshot is that her LDL got much lower, her HDL got higher and she is not on meds.
You can beat this, Sue. I know you can!
Warm hugs,
