cholesterol/2 types LDL?

[LionChild]

MY Cholesterol has recently been measure at 5.5, which I am told as a Type 1 diabetic needs to be nearer 4. The GP said Type 1s have stickier plaque on their vessels. Now, I have followed Suneel Dhand on YouTube who says that statins for this issue are not really effective because the problem is 'upstream'. I do not understand this. I do know that the so-called 'bad' cholesterol is the LDL, but I have also read that there are 2 different kinds of LDL and only one of these are harmful. I cannot remember more details at the moment, but I am working on it. Does anyone else have any more comprehensive knowledge of this cholesterol issue? I have so far said I do not want statins on the basis of what I have heard and read, and the harm they can cause, but I need to do more research.

 

[Westley]

I'd trust your doctor more than some youtuber. There's a lot of online fear mongering about statins, but they are the number one most prescribed drug for a good reason.
About LDL size, I believe the current consensus is that particle size does matter to some extent, but it's not that large ones are harmless - that's an unfortunately widespread misconception. Here's a good explainer on it

 

[KennyA]

For an alternative view to the "cholesterol is bad, everyone needs statins" line, you might try reading "The Great Cholesterol Con" by Dr Malcolm Kendrick.