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It usually gets done annually. If your levels are out of range your Dr might request more frequent testing. (What is considered out of range is cirtainly a point of contention on this forum as the low carb high fat diet can lead to quite high cholesterol values)
More accurately it occasionally leads to higher ldl numbers and therefore total numbers, hdl usually rises (which is good) and triglycerides fall significantly, also good. If a dr isn’t looking at these breakdowns and ratios they aren’t trying hard enough and possibly don’t know enough.What is considered out of range is cirtainly a point of contention on this forum as the low carb high fat diet can lead to quite high cholesterol values)
What are you worried about?Thank you for your help .
Run some calculators on your numbers and ratios when you get the results and also the Qrisk (which is what my drs use to decide on statins). That way you’ll be armed with info before the discussion. My total, ldl and trigs were all higher than yours X as was hdl but ratios and Qrisk good so none prescribed.I have statin-phobia! Drinking my coffee with heavy coconut cream while typing this lol! I’m also in the process of losing fat weight. With a test coming up in just over a week, I’m worried I’ll be prescribed statins and I’ll have to be a schmuck and refuse. My last numbers were cholesterol- 4-1, HDL-C 0.9, LDL-C 2.9, Trigs 0.7.. I had been on a keto diet for about 4 weeks at testing.
I just don’t want them labeling my test tubes “the schmuck that has a medical degree from the internet “ I’ll have to make up an acronym for that.
Why would refusing make you a schmuck?I’ll have to be a schmuck and refuse.
Look on the positive side of this .... the computer says there's an 80% chance of you never having a stroke!My Dr tried to prescribe statins to me. The reason he gave was that the computer said that my combination of diabetes annd high cholestral gave me an 20% chance of having a stroke or heart atttack in the next 10 years.
We agreed to disagree over my taking statins but he did put a note in my medical records which made me feel like I was being marked as a difficult patient
Look on the positive side of this .... the computer says there's an 80% chance of you never having a stroke!
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This report is over 5 years old. Any more news or results since?Statin Drug Scandal: Cholesterol-lowering Drug Researchers Start Backtracking
Sept 15, 2020
https://healthimpactnews.com/2015/s...owering-drug-researchers-start-back-tracking/