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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ziggy_w" data-source="post: 2295065" data-attributes="member: 323454">Hi [USER=528090]@Ceppo[/USER],If you would like to skip breakfast and rather fast, could you take the metformin when you have your meal later? Metformin tends to build up in the body over time anyway  (which explains the effect on blood sugar levels) rather than one tablet having a direct effect.As to cholesterol, maybe this calculator is helpful: <a href="https://www.hughcalc.org/chol-si.php" target="_blank">https://www.hughcalc.org/chol-si.php</a>.Ideally, many HCPs would like you to have cholesterol under 4.0 if you are diabetic (compared to the general population where this level is 5.0) -- this is due to effect of diabetes on cardiovascular health ... and tbh statins are believed to have some anti-inflammatory effects, so they may help a bit, though they also came with a number of not so pleasant side effects.The question remains however, what happens if we manage to normalize blood sugar levels by changing the way we eat? Should there still be a lower threshold for cholesterol levels?You might also want to google Zoe Harcombe, who has written her Ph.D. dissertation on the validity of the dietary fat guidelines. Here is an article by her that might help: <a href="https://www.zoeharcombe.com/2015/03/worried-about-cholesterol-andor-statins/" target="_blank">https://www.zoeharcombe.com/2015/03/worried-about-cholesterol-andor-statins/</a></blockquote>

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