Cholesterol

[Sid Bonkers]

not really IMHO! One may have a high total chol that is made up of a v high HDL

Correct but my point was that if you have a normal/low total cholesterol then you are unlikely to have anything very high, whereas a high total cholesterol would require further investigation.

So in that respect it is a useful marker and cheaper than going straight for a full lipid panel test.

 

[CollieBoy]

I don't have the latest costings but per the 2008 cost of treatment figures of £4.20 for full lipids the marginal cost cannot be that high. Of course I may just put a higher value on my health data than you! i USE it as feedback to improve my results!

 

[Scandichic]

Hi

I would think that total cholesterol tests are fairly accurate, certainly mine have not varied much over the years although I am lucky that I have always seemed to have low cholesterol anyway.

I dont know 100% if total cholesterol tests can be lower after fasting but Ive always been told and read that there is no need to fast for a total cholesterol test so my best guess is that it would not affect it. The only fasting tests Ive seen are for the full lipid panel or the fairly rare fasting blood test which Ive seen on the phlebotomy paperwork but have no idea what it is for, ive certainly never had one nor have I ever seen a thread here or elsewhere discuss them.

I would guess then that your not fasting would have had little effect on total cholesterol and that it is 'probably' correct, or at least as accurate as the test usually is.

Although as I say I dont know for sure so I would talk to your doctor and ask him/her just to be 100%.

Hi Sid!
Saw the doc this morning and he said that they had done the lipids panel test. We are disregarding these results and he has agreed to allow me to come off statins. My triglycerides have halved, my HDL has increased but so has my LDL.

 

[Sid Bonkers]

Hi

Hi Sid!
Saw the doc this morning and he said that they had done the lipids panel test. We are disregarding these results and he has agreed to allow me to come off statins. My triglycerides have halved, my HDL has increased but so has my LDL.

Good news about your trigs then and Rome wasnt built in a day so one step at a time, did your doctor make any useful (or otherwise) suggestions?

 

[Sid Bonkers]

I don't have the latest costings but per the 2008 cost of treatment figures of £4.20 for full lipids the marginal cost cannot be that high. Of course I may just put a higher value on my health data than you! i USE it as feedback to improve my results!

What a strange thing to say, how would you know what value I or anyone else puts on their health. I see no point in continuing this...

 

[Scandichic]

Good news about your trigs then and Rome wasnt built in a day so one step at a time, did your doctor make any useful (or otherwise) suggestions?

He advocates less sausages for brekkie. Really pleased with my bs and weight reduction. Don't eat cereal but can't face fish every day. The sausages fill me up and I only need a light snack at lunch which helps as I rarely get more than 10-15 mins if I'm lucky! I realise that processed meat is less than ideal but struggling to find an alternative!