- Any patients with unstable angina, untreated hypothyroidism, uncontrolled diabetes, other endocrine or metabolic diseases not actively treated, acute inflammatory diseases, severe gastrointestinal diseases, chronic renal insufficiency (GFR<30), end stage renal disease, liver disease or other severe diseases such as cancer, triglyceride level greater than 600 mg/dL, pregnant females, chronic use of systemic corticosteroid, or anticoagulants.