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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1673558" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Please do not worry. Your total cholesterol of 5.6 is OK. It is because you have been diagnosed with diabetes that your GP will want to see you to offer you statins - because "all diabetics are offered statins".</p><p></p><p>Before you make any decisions please find out what the breakdown of your total cholesterol is. (HDL/LDL/Triglycerides) Without that information you have no idea how good or bad your cholesterol is. It is the HDL and triglycerides that matter. You can ring the surgery and ask the receptionist, and you can ask for a print out of the test results. If you are in England you can also ask if your surgery puts test results on-line as they were asked to do in 2016. If they do, ask how to register for this, but meanwhile, do find out what the breakdown is. There is absolutely no need to worry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1673558, member: 94045"] Please do not worry. Your total cholesterol of 5.6 is OK. It is because you have been diagnosed with diabetes that your GP will want to see you to offer you statins - because "all diabetics are offered statins". Before you make any decisions please find out what the breakdown of your total cholesterol is. (HDL/LDL/Triglycerides) Without that information you have no idea how good or bad your cholesterol is. It is the HDL and triglycerides that matter. You can ring the surgery and ask the receptionist, and you can ask for a print out of the test results. If you are in England you can also ask if your surgery puts test results on-line as they were asked to do in 2016. If they do, ask how to register for this, but meanwhile, do find out what the breakdown is. There is absolutely no need to worry. [/QUOTE]
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