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Yes - I am being referred to a lipid consultant - bit worrying about the view that I need to take a statin 'to keep me alive'!

Thanks for all the replies. Some great points that need to be considered. You've opened my eyes to the particle size aspect of LDL cholesterol. I am definitely going to continue the low carbing - but will probably also try to substitute some of the saturated fat foods with other fat foods. I'll...

One question: I've eliminated simple carbs from my diet (pasta, rice, bread, potatoes, most root vegetables apart from carrots) - is it feasible/advisable to also eliminate foods with high saturated fats from my diet as well e.g. move to low fat yoghurt, milk and eliminate red meats, cheese...

Thanks Geoff - very interesting link which I've only skipped through but will listen to in detail tomorrow. Always impressed by the quality of responses on this forum. Thanks also Bulkbiker - not a bad idea at all to try to bypass 'the bad proxy' of Cholesterol. In answer to Hotpepper - this...

I was diagnosed as being prediabetic a year ago and have made changes to my diet and lifestyle over the last year. I adopted a low carb, high fat diet and exercised a lot more - although I was already fit and within the normal BMI. I did lose 8.5 kg of weight - but put back on 2 kg after friends...

Really, really helpful and positive responses - thanks to everyone. Convinces me that I should delve more while taking some of the 'expert' advice with a healthy pinch of salt. Thanks again.

I find conflicting and contradictory advice confusing and begin to wonder whether worrying about health issues, or more specifically blood test results, is more damaging to health than the suggested consequences of the indicators themselves. I was diagnosed as being pre-diabetic last year...