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You are quite right, Des. I apologise and blame my age. Thanks for correcting me. :)

Yes, the test for LDL particles is available, but the NHS doesn't routinely do these. In fact, I doubt they do it at all. They are available privately. Apparently, the particles will be mainly the good small fluffy ones if the triglycerides are low and HDL high. This is why some experts say it...

Hello and welcome, You could do well to read round this forum. It may be that your wholegrain products will have to go or be severely reduced along with the pies. They are very carb heavy. All carbs, whether wholegrain or white convert to sugar once in the body, and they will raise your blood...

I understand your poem and the sentiments behind it ... giving up your beer must be very hard. Good luck!!!!

It all depends on what OK means to be honest. Have you any idea exactly what was 3? The cholesterol results include the total cholesterol, the HDL, the LDL and the triglycerides, plus the ratios. It is always a good plan to know exactly what all your results were and not rely on anyone else's...

Good steady progress - well done, but your cholesterol (if that figure of 3 is the total) is a bit low. Is it the total, or is it one of the lipids or ratios?

I would imagine just the opposite as it contains far more anti-inflammatory Omega 3 and less of the inflammatory Omega 6 than most other oils.

I stick to animal fats for all frying. Duck, goose, lard, butter (not necessarily in that order). The only liquid oil I would use if forced is rapeseed. P.S. I actively dislike olive oil and olives.

I only had fat round the abdomen. Blood pressure and cholesterol always normal. I also never had high fasting BG. Just goes to show how different we all are, yet get lumped in with everyone else.

Yes, mine drops substantially if I remove diabetes, by almost a half. However, my nurse won't remove it on the one she does that goes on my medical records, although she understands my arguments. It may be surgery protocol not to do it, I don't know. I don't care. I still have 6 monthly blood...

In the UK the general recommendations are LDL ( serum lipids) up to 3mmol/l . I think it maybe a little lower for those with diabetes. The more recent NHS recommendations are to pay less attention to the LDL and to look at the Total cholesterol/HDL ratio, which should be under 5 and the...

For me personally I found that it was better to have zero carbs for breakfast other than a splash of milk in my tea. Lunch time I was fine with a few carbs, and for dinner a few more carbs. No snacks between meals, and other than milk in tea, nothing at all between dinner and the next day's...

I understand where you are coming from, but in general, if we have fasted long enough before the test, the trigs are likely to be more stable. I also appreciate not all surgeries include the triglyceride test, but if the total, HDL and LDL have been included, then it is easy to work the trigs...

You are looking at the wrong ratio. The best ratio is one the NHS hasn't discovered as yet, but the real experts have. It is the triglycerides/HDL ratio, which ideally should be under 0.87 (in UK measurements. It is different in the USA. (Be aware that in the UK the trigs are measured using...

Hi, and welcome, Please can you clarify your measurement units in your test results? Rather than mg/dl were they mmol/mol units? And was it an HbA1c test? The Atorvastatin is not a diabetes drug. It is a drug to lower cholesterol.

When I was training to be a teacher, a lifetime ago, we were advised to lose our local accents and especially dialects. It was seen as bad form. I didn't take that advice. My lovely grandma was born in Walsden (Lancashire), then a small village in a deep valley. Her dialect never left her, even...

You know I know you know I know that LDL isn't bad .... :joyful:

I wonder if the survivors of the Ice Age blamed the dinosaurs?

I agree with @Sangre particularly as regards the inflammation aspect. Have you read up on the roles Omega 3 and Omega 6 play? Omega 6 is a necessary part for various things but it does cause inflammation. Omega 3 is its opponent. It reduces inflammation. You need to eat foods with the right...

May I ask if you are taking statins? The pains in your bones and muscles could well be a side effect of this.