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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 2061977" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>I think you would be wise to question your doctor's recommendation as regards statins. You need to do some research and make up your own mind as to whether you need them or not. Doctors hand them out like sweeties to a child.</p><p></p><p>If your total cholesterol is only 3, that is quite low. Perhaps you could find out what the breakdown is (HDL/LDL and triglycerides) These will be on the print out of your test results if you ask for one. We can help you if you don't understand what they mean. The HDL is the good stuff and you need that to be high. The triglycerides are the baddies and these need to be low. The LDL is often known as the bad cholesterol, but it isn't all bad. The total is just that - a total of the HDL, LDL and 46% of the triglycerides and is meaningless in itself because it includes the good stuff as well as the not so good stuff. </p><p></p><p>There is an excellent thread started by [USER=219467]@bulkbiker[/USER] all about cholesterol and statins. It is very interesting, but you need several days and lots of cups of tea to read it all. It is here - <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cholesterol-and-statins.156985/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cholesterol-and-statins.156985/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 2061977, member: 94045"] I think you would be wise to question your doctor's recommendation as regards statins. You need to do some research and make up your own mind as to whether you need them or not. Doctors hand them out like sweeties to a child. If your total cholesterol is only 3, that is quite low. Perhaps you could find out what the breakdown is (HDL/LDL and triglycerides) These will be on the print out of your test results if you ask for one. We can help you if you don't understand what they mean. The HDL is the good stuff and you need that to be high. The triglycerides are the baddies and these need to be low. The LDL is often known as the bad cholesterol, but it isn't all bad. The total is just that - a total of the HDL, LDL and 46% of the triglycerides and is meaningless in itself because it includes the good stuff as well as the not so good stuff. There is an excellent thread started by [USER=219467]@bulkbiker[/USER] all about cholesterol and statins. It is very interesting, but you need several days and lots of cups of tea to read it all. It is here - [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/cholesterol-and-statins.156985/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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