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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2648385" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>Huge thread here with a lot of links <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cholesterol-and-statins.156985/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cholesterol-and-statins.156985/</a></p><p></p><p>it seems crazy to me. Your total serum is marginally higher than they want for diabetics but a few years ago was considered normal. At itself has a higher than normal HDL level, which is widely considered the “good” one, which also means the “bad” one LDL will in turn be lower than average (I’m assuming that’s the second figure at 2.4). Your trigs aren’t as good as they could be but statins, or their ilk like ezetimbi, don’t work on trigs, just ldl.</p><p></p><p>Add in the uselessness of total cholesterol for predicting outcomes, LDL being calculated not measured, the composition of LDL not being identified at all which is <u>very</u> relevant, the decent HDL, the fact that older women especially have better outcomes with moderately higher LDL compared to lower ones. If you are currently losing weight that can push trig levels up temporarily too. In light of all that I’d want to be understanding the topic better and wanting better explanations other than “you tick the box” before I started a new medication.</p><p></p><p>For anyone wanting to see a calculation of how their numbers actually compare and what they mean have a look at these </p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://cholesterolcode.com/new-report-tool-launched/[/URL]</p><p>And</p><p>U.K. Version <a href="https://www.hughcalc.org/chol-si.php" target="_blank">https://www.hughcalc.org/chol-si.php</a></p><p>Us version <a href="https://www.hughcalc.org/chol2013.php" target="_blank">https://www.hughcalc.org/chol2013.php</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2648385, member: 480869"] Huge thread here with a lot of links [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cholesterol-and-statins.156985/[/URL] it seems crazy to me. Your total serum is marginally higher than they want for diabetics but a few years ago was considered normal. At itself has a higher than normal HDL level, which is widely considered the “good” one, which also means the “bad” one LDL will in turn be lower than average (I’m assuming that’s the second figure at 2.4). Your trigs aren’t as good as they could be but statins, or their ilk like ezetimbi, don’t work on trigs, just ldl. Add in the uselessness of total cholesterol for predicting outcomes, LDL being calculated not measured, the composition of LDL not being identified at all which is [U]very[/U] relevant, the decent HDL, the fact that older women especially have better outcomes with moderately higher LDL compared to lower ones. If you are currently losing weight that can push trig levels up temporarily too. In light of all that I’d want to be understanding the topic better and wanting better explanations other than “you tick the box” before I started a new medication. For anyone wanting to see a calculation of how their numbers actually compare and what they mean have a look at these [URL unfurl="true"]https://cholesterolcode.com/new-report-tool-launched/[/URL] And U.K. Version [URL]https://www.hughcalc.org/chol-si.php[/URL] Us version [URL]https://www.hughcalc.org/chol2013.php[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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