Thanks for all your reply, i was put on on a high dose of 80mg statin after my stroke in 2014, but i gradually reduced until i finally stopped it a year ago. I have also stopped taking my metformin. Just been to my local dr, and blood test results shows my total chol is 5.7. The aim is to maintain this below 3. Anyway i am due for another blood test in 3 months a and i have already started on a LCHF diet, its been 3 weeks now and my fasting reading is going down now. My average was 7.5 before LCHF, but now im getting ave 6.5. Just this mornig my fasting re a ding was 5.0 .