High cholesterol

Perhaps show this letter to the PT and see how they react. PT's are not medical trained (well unless they happen to be a Dr or a nurse as well as a Personal Trainer). Would it also be possible to ask the Dr for an appointment with a dietician ? Is your daughter on any form of tablet for cholesterol ?

maybe of some reassurance cholestrol levels can go down when sugars get more undercontrol

Total Cholesterol
Current result: 4.7 mmol/L on 01/05/2025 (thats still a little high)
Previous result: 12.2 mmol/L on 19/01/2025

depending on how high its possible maybe statins advised do a little research on that subject. some people choose to take, others choose not to, she can ask endo/dsn about various options that maybe open for her. She can also request to see a diabetic dietician who would give a lot better diet advice than a Personal Trainer can. Most PT's knowledge will be restricted to 'common knowledge for a regular person' without the experience and knowledge that a specalist in the field will have.

gl

If your daughter googles (or other net search provider) ‘diet sources cholesterol’ she’ll find lots of information.
This source seems clear.

grantg said:

maybe of some reassurance cholestrol levels can go down when sugars get more undercontrol

Total Cholesterol
Current result: 4.7 mmol/L on 01/05/2025 (thats still a little high)
Previous result: 12.2 mmol/L on 19/01/2025

depending on how high its possible maybe statins advised do a little research on that subject. some people choose to take, others choose not to, she can ask endo/dsn about various options that maybe open for her. She can also request to see a diabetic dietician who would give a lot better diet advice than a Personal Trainer can. Most PT's knowledge will be restricted to 'common knowledge for a regular person' without the experience and knowledge that a specalist in the field will have.

gl

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I would not have thought 4.7 as a total cholesterol figure is high? I know that for those with type 1 diabetes it is better to get the figure down to 4, but if this was me I would not be overly concerned. Your daughter is very young to be starting on statins I think. I do not really understand the science behind this statin treatment, but I have read that the level of protection from statins is quite minimal. What I do know is that in taking sterol tablets from Lamberts online, (a very reputable company), (3 a day), my own cholesterol level went down from 5.6 to 4.9 over just a few months. What is the real health benefit indicated by this? I do not know. I have done a bit of research on this subject and have heard that the cholesterol measurement is not the real issue, but is the result of some other factor, 'upstream' - and THAT is really what should be targeted, not the cholesterol figure itself. As I say, this is what I have read. I am no expert. And basically, I don't know much about this at all, only that my cholesterol came down when I took sterols, and I did not feel confident in taking statins for all sorts of reasons. However, if I had some cardio-vascular event, I understand that at that point, statins might be helpful but not if so far such an event has not taken place.

This is only my experience and my opinion.