How to use Folia if you have high triglycerides
High triglycerides, like many chronic conditions, affects everyone differently. High triglycerides may manifest differently across individuals with the disease; relevant symptoms, triggers, and treatments vary!
At Folia, we want to make sure you can track whatever you want, however you want. One person with high triglycerides may choose to track their fatigue level daily, whereas someone else may prefer to track a symptom only when it occurs. We want it to feel like a handwritten journal in the sense that you can choose what you capture each day, but unlike a written journal, Folia automatically summarizes what you track to enable you to see insights into your health.
While you can use Folia in many different ways, below are two examples of how you could use Folia for high triglycerides:
How Andie Manages Acute Pancreatitis
Andie has had several episodes of acute pancreatitis in the last year. Andie tracks symptoms like abdominal pain and tenderness, nausea, and vomiting in her Folia journal because those tend to signal a flare-up. During a flare-up, Andie makes note of any treatments prescribed by her physician, as well as non-medical interventions such as using a heating pad or making sure she hydrates. Through using the Insights section on the Folia app, she noticed that hot baths really helped ease her abdominal pain during a flare up. She also uses Folia to track if her symptoms have gotten worse so she can ask her doctor about medication changes.
How Ben Manages Concurrent Conditions
High triglyceride levels may come with a variety of health conditions, and Folia can help you manage these concurrent conditions! Even if you’re not sure if they’re related to your high triglyceride levels, tracking in Folia can help you recognize patterns in your health to share with your care team!
For example, Ben uses Folia to manage his Type II Diabetes. He tracks his diet, medications, blood sugar, and stress on Folia daily. He regularly sees a dietitian so his sugar intake is well-managed, but he couldn’t figure out why his blood sugar continued to spike. He realized the stress from a particularly tough client at work would cause these blood sugar spikes. He started to go for a walk outside after these meetings to decompress, which has helped his blood sugar stay at a more steady level.
I’m not experiencing any symptoms, should I still track on Folia?
Yes! Researchers and clinicians have a limited understanding of what day-to-day life is like for people with high triglycerides, so any information about what you’re experiencing can make a big difference in what they know about the condition. Plus, tracking the symptom-free days will give you a baseline and help you recognize when a symptom is starting as early as possible so you can get it in check. If you’re experiencing symptoms you’re not sure are related to your triglyceride levels, you can track those too- whatever is important to you matters!
“Ben’s had high triglycerides on and off for years, doctors have suggested ways to manage it but joined this study to help doctors better understand the experience for him.”
