Just so you don't feel too bad; my last set of results (non-fasting):
(ranges are from the surgery software - I can see my medical records on their system)
Trigs 1.31 (normal 0.3-2.3)
LDL 5.04 (no range given)
HDL 1.84 (0.9-1.45)
Total/HDL 4.07 (no range given)
It is fairly difficult to get definitive figures for "good" numbers.
I am assuming that my total cholesterol is the sum of all three figures, that is (1.31 + 5.04 + 1.84) = 8.19.
Looking online
https://heartuk.org.uk/health-and-high-cholesterol/cholesterol-tests---know-your-number
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- Total Cholesterol (TC) - this is the total amount of cholesterol in your blood. Ideally it should be 5 mmol/L or less
- Non HDL-Cholesterol this is your total cholesterol minus your HDL-cholesterol (good cholesterol) and is the sum all the "bad" cholesterols added together (including LDL cholesterol) - ideally it should be 4mmol/L or less
- LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-C) - this is the amount of LDL-cholesterol), ideally it should be 3 mmol/L or less
- HDL-Cholesterol (HDL-C) - the amount of good cholesterol, ideally it should be over 1mmol/L (men) and over 1.2mmol/L (women).
- TC:HDL ratio This is the TC figure divided by the HDL-C figure. A ratio above 6 is considered high risk - the lower this figure is the better.
- Triglyceride (TG) this represent your body's ability to clear fat from the blood after a meal. Ideally it should be less than 2mmol/L on a fasting sample)
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Comparing my figures to this, my Triglycerides look O.K. but everything else is high apart from the TC:HDL ratio which looks to be in range. Noting also that the surgery gives a "max" level for HDL where this table only gives a minimum so my HDL is good.
Looking back at the graphs of my history, my cholesterol seems to have climbed a lot since 2012 (which may be when I gave up statins because of the side effects).
My LDL and the Total:HDL ratios have climbed in the last two years (which may tie in with more serious LCHF including having the butter and double cream in the morning coffee).
I am generally fit and well, though, with normal blood pressure. The aortic scan which we are all offered at 65 seemed good as well - no aneurysm and no sign of deposits on the artery walls.
However I haven't had any specific investigation for "furred" arteries so I don't know what the general state of my vascular system is.
My GPs and DN tend to twitch a bit at the cholesterol levels but as I am known as an "active" patient and have come off two different statins they are content to leave me alone for the moment on that.
As far as I know the risks of high cholesterol are being questioned at the moment and I don't seem to be suffering from any obvious problems, but then again people do have heart attacks and then everyone says "but he was so fit and healthy" so what do I know?
I may have to cut out the extra fats in the morning for a few weeks before my next test just to see what difference (if any) this makes.
On kindey function, my GFR has historically been poor; low enough that I am diagnosed with "Chronic kidney disease stage 3 without proteinuria".
However my last two GFR readings were 82 and 70 which is considered O.K. for my age. Note to self: the reading of 80 was achieved by drinking more water than usual for a couple of days before the test. Forgot to do this last time. Must remember to do this again next time. So kidney function possibly not impaired by high cholesterol - at least the GFR results don't track my cholesterol results.
