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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rachox" data-source="post: 1869518" data-attributes="member: 400972">Hi Cahar and welcome to the Forum. As you are new I’ll tag in [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] for her useful info post. First congratulations on your reduction in HbA1c that’s a good drop you’ve achieved there.Cholesterol levels are always a difficult one, but you need to get a breakdown of the cholesterol counts, HDL, LDL and triglycerides. Are you on a low carbohydrate diet? Have you lost weight? Sorry for all the questions but it’ll help us help you.  My total cholesterol has gone up but both my Trig/HDL ratio and my total cholesterol/HDL ratio have improved. Drs tend to just look at the total. The reason why I ask if you have lost weight is because significant weigh loss can cause cholesterol to climb. I expect they are wanting you to start on a statin, but bear in mind that they can raise blood sugars.As for your blood pressure, before accepting any additional meds for high BP I would get a meter and check your readings at home. My BP is always raised in the surgery (white coat syndrome!) but normal at home.</blockquote>

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