I have been through hell and back ten fold in the last year so have been a bit illusive with coming on here. I had my hba1c today and wee sample and gp is bleating on about statins, but said if I dont want to fine, I will take the latter I think. I have had a result regarding the cholesterol but have asked for a further breakdown as this is what was sent to me. I also didnt fast and wonder if I should have, whether that would have made a clearer picture in my result. I know there are lots of conversations on cholesterol on here and I am of the opinion I dont want to venture down the route of meds. My cholesterol level has gone down I think but with out looking at my previous results, I cannot be 100% sure. Dont women of a certain age need cholesterol and does it not go up with on lchf/Keto which is what I follow. Dreading my hba1c result due to the stress I have endured over the last year. I dont know what else I could do to lower the 6.5 as I work out regular and I am not overweight now. No history of heart disease in the family. Guess I may just be unlucky. Do the levels look bad bearing in mind I dont know the full break down yet.
Cholesterol level is 6.5 mmol/l
Hdl (good fats) level is 1.8 mmol/L
QRISK score is 12.29 %