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Cholesterol Question

xfieldok said:
I suppose the surgery could argue that I could get a printout of my results, but I had to make an appointment with the Dr and wait 2 weeks for it. And of course, taking up an appointment.

I see on Amazon you can pay £35 for a private test at a lab. May have to go that route.

Your doing well @shelley262.
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Hi @xfieldok why not use Thriva they charge 24 per test but often offer discounts. That covers full lipid and liver function I found it very easy to do I’ve done It twice now and post one day and both times results and a drs report available on line around 3pm the following day after the blood draw so hardly any waiting
https://app.thriva.co
Let me know by pm if you want an introductory code at all I’d need your email to send a link with 50 percent off or you could see if they have an offer for a new customer.
They ask you to do a subscription but you can cancel once you’ve had your first and I brought forward 2nd test so could check progress.
 
bulkbiker said:
Which ratio are you looking at?
Your Trig/ HDL is 0.453 which is stunning..! Dead jealous of that one..
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Thank you @bulkbiker id not checked that just the ratio they gave me. Shows that the total is meaningless and if you hadn’t supported me when I had my 13.7 back in May - and all my pressures from my dn about my heart health risk and questions about familial hyper cholesterol I’d now be on statins and the drop would have been credited to the statins! So pleased that took matters into my own hands and did the research with help from you a big thank you
 
shelley262 said:
Hi @xfieldok why not use Thriva they charge 24 per test but often offer discounts. That covers full lipid and liver function I found it very easy to do I’ve done It twice now and post one day and both times results and a drs report available on line around 3pm the following day after the blood draw so hardly any waiting
https://app.thriva.co
Let me know by pm if you want an introductory code at all I’d need your email to send a link with 50 percent off or you could see if they have an offer for a new customer.
They ask you to do a subscription but you can cancel once you’ve had your first and I brought forward 2nd test so could check progress.
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There's a general 50% off for new folks at Thriva at present, although don't you also earn a discount if folks link through you?
 
DCUKMod said:
There's a general 50% off for new folks at Thriva at present, although don't you also earn a discount if folks link through you?
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Not sure but I think that my code is for all tests including the basic 24 quid one at 50% off think codes ive seen recently only covered the middle and high priced options. But did suggest to @xfieldok that she check out whatever was best value for her if she goes down that route.
 
Time for me to show off now. My Trigs/HDL ratio is 0.22 (Trigs 0.6. HDL 2.67) Many experts believe this is the important ratio, but when I mentioned it to GP she said "Oh we don't look at the trigs at all. They aren't important". However, my surgery always does the full lipid panel, and the lab works out the TC/HDL and Non-HDL ratios. I calculate my own Trigs/HDL ratio.

The trigs/HDL ratio needs to be under 0.87mmol/l (using UK measurements)
 
xfieldok said:
Just out of interest, I asked to see my results on line. The answer is NO. The reason? In case we see something that upsets us.

Letter of complaint going with me.
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My surgery post results (eventually) and just doesn’t list anything that might upset you. My hb1ac that I had no reason to suspect would be anything other than normal was held back til the dn phoned me to tell me I was diabetic. All other tests done at that time got listed.
 
xfieldok said:
Thanks, I go for my next test next Friday. I have an idea that someone said they didn't test LDL any more, but at that time I was a bit overwhelmed.

So they are trying to stuff me with statins based on my total cholesterol.
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Refuse to consider statins unless they give you the full lipids test otherwise it's medicine by guesswork - not very professional.
 
AB611029-1AD4-45B6-81F7-298631B1FE87.jpeg Now this is something that just goes to show how misleading just looking at total cholesterol is. The left hand pic is my numbers from Sept ‘17 and on the right from Feb this year. My GP was quick to say no improvement in cholesterol :banghead: til I pointed out the breakdown :happy:
 
Ideally you want to raise your HDL above 1.2. I've been following diet doctor.com advice and raised mine from less than 1 to 1.8. Don't fear good fats found in oily fish, chicken skin and olive oil. They will help in combination with low carb.
 
Phoned the surgery to request the detailed blood test. The receptionist had to ask the duty GP. They just phoned me back. They agreed, just asked me to fast beforehand.

Come to think of it, my last test back in November, I wasn't ask to fast. That was when I was diagnosed. Perhaps that's why there was very little detail.
 
xfieldok said:
Phoned the surgery to request the detailed blood test. The receptionist had to ask the duty GP. They just phoned me back. They agreed, just asked me to fast beforehand.

Come to think of it, my last test back in November, I wasn't ask to fast. That was when I was diagnosed. Perhaps that's why there was very little detail.
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Great news that will give you the detail you need all my previous tests were standard too they must be cheaper!
 
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