Kingmob
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
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- Tablets (oral)
Appreciate this seems like a question without a clear answer but trying to make sense of my cholesterol levels at time of diagnosis in preparation for a visit to nurse later this week. Was given total, ldl and hdl levels at time of diagnosis which I've provided to the calculator here: http://www.hughcalc.org/chol-si.php which I've seen a few people recommend.
What I'm trying to understand is HDL being shown as high risk. My understanding is that >1.5 is good and <1.0 is risk/bad.
Also confused when comparing the calculator output with the desmond "resources for you" booklet which suggests what seems like the opposite for total and LDL values. For total <3 is good between 5 and 8 is risk/bad and for LDL <2 is good and risk starts around 2.75.
Not stressing, waiting to find out recent results and trying to properly understand results.
Your Total Cholesterol of 5.1 is DESIRABLE
Your LDL of 3.26 is NEAR OPTIMAL
Your HDL of 1.3 is HIGH RISK
Your Triglyceride level of 1.17 is NORMAL
RATIOS:
Your Total Cholesterol/HDL ratio is: 3.92 - (preferably under 5.0, ideally under 3.5) GOOD
Your HDL/LDL ratio is: 0.399 - (preferably over 0.3, ideally over 0.4) GOOD
Your triglycerides/HDL ratio is: 0.900 - (preferably under 1.74, ideally under 0.87) NORMAL
What I'm trying to understand is HDL being shown as high risk. My understanding is that >1.5 is good and <1.0 is risk/bad.
Also confused when comparing the calculator output with the desmond "resources for you" booklet which suggests what seems like the opposite for total and LDL values. For total <3 is good between 5 and 8 is risk/bad and for LDL <2 is good and risk starts around 2.75.
Not stressing, waiting to find out recent results and trying to properly understand results.
Your Total Cholesterol of 5.1 is DESIRABLE
Your LDL of 3.26 is NEAR OPTIMAL
Your HDL of 1.3 is HIGH RISK
Your Triglyceride level of 1.17 is NORMAL
RATIOS:
Your Total Cholesterol/HDL ratio is: 3.92 - (preferably under 5.0, ideally under 3.5) GOOD
Your HDL/LDL ratio is: 0.399 - (preferably over 0.3, ideally over 0.4) GOOD
Your triglycerides/HDL ratio is: 0.900 - (preferably under 1.74, ideally under 0.87) NORMAL