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Hi all,
Sorry to post this so soon after another cholesterol thread, but just had the results of a repeat FBC, which came back normal (white cells low last month due to virus) but apparently they took my cholesterol again and it has gone from 3.9 (hdl 0.9, ldl 3) at end of December to 5.6 end of January (1.2 hdl, ldl 4.4) - asked for trigs but apparently the results don't show them.
I started LCHF 15th December. My results notes say statins now recommended. I've lost over 20 pounds in the last 8 weeks - and I've seen on here that weight loss can affect these results. I presume I'm within my rights to refuse statins and keep going and review once I'm within healthy weight range. I still have 2 stone to lose.
Or is this jump a bit too rapid and I should adjust my diet? Thanks for any insight you can give.
Sorry to post this so soon after another cholesterol thread, but just had the results of a repeat FBC, which came back normal (white cells low last month due to virus) but apparently they took my cholesterol again and it has gone from 3.9 (hdl 0.9, ldl 3) at end of December to 5.6 end of January (1.2 hdl, ldl 4.4) - asked for trigs but apparently the results don't show them.
I started LCHF 15th December. My results notes say statins now recommended. I've lost over 20 pounds in the last 8 weeks - and I've seen on here that weight loss can affect these results. I presume I'm within my rights to refuse statins and keep going and review once I'm within healthy weight range. I still have 2 stone to lose.
Or is this jump a bit too rapid and I should adjust my diet? Thanks for any insight you can give.