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Without using Statins what number are you
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By "number" I assume you mean the Total Cholesterol?
That number is meaningless. It is how the total is made up that is important, ie. the HDL, LDL and triglycerides. The aim is to have as high an HDL figure as you can and as low a triglyceride figure as you can and let the rest look after themselves.
HDL should be above 1.2 (for women) and up to 3.5. The higher the better.
Triglycerides should be no more than 1.7. The lower the better. Under 1 is a good target.
That number is meaningless. It is how the total is made up that is important, ie. the HDL, LDL and triglycerides. The aim is to have as high an HDL figure as you can and as low a triglyceride figure as you can and let the rest look after themselves.
HDL should be above 1.2 (for women) and up to 3.5. The higher the better.
Triglycerides should be no more than 1.7. The lower the better. Under 1 is a good target.
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My total cholesterol number is 4.8
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I am out at the moment so without access to my PC, but I know my total cholesterol is either 3.9 or 3.8. My cholesterol ratio is 2.25 to 1 and my trigs are 0.5.
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Some info on cholesterol and lipid breakdown @pamK :
Blood fats (lipids)
Lipids are the cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood. Cholesterol is a type of fat found in all of us. You may be familiar with the term blood cholesterol, but what you may not know is that not all cholesterol is bad. Some of it, HDL (high density lipoprotein), can actually protect against heart disease. Low levels of this protective HDL cholesterol increase your risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol is the bad form of cholesterol in the blood. Triglycerides are another type of fat in the blood. If you have raised cholesterol and raised triglycerides you have an increased risk of CVD.
The current NICE guidelines for lipid modification have recommended that a full lipid profile should include measurement of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, and triglyceride concentrations. So healthcare professionals are to use non-HDL cholesterol instead LDL-cholesterol. Non-HDL cholesterol is total cholesterol minus HDL cholesterol, but the guidelines do not contain absolute targets for total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol or triglycerides.
However, Diabetes UK Council of Healthcare Professionals (CHP) has advised that the general targets used previously should be maintained as a guide, and healthcare professionals should be encouraged to use their clinical judgement in discussing individual targets. Made up of healthcare professionals across the board, theCouncil of Healthcare Professionals (CHP)is an advisory body, whose members inform the work of Diabetes UK.
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/testing
TC at my last check a few weeks ago was 4.3 (no statins)
Blood fats (lipids)
Lipids are the cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood. Cholesterol is a type of fat found in all of us. You may be familiar with the term blood cholesterol, but what you may not know is that not all cholesterol is bad. Some of it, HDL (high density lipoprotein), can actually protect against heart disease. Low levels of this protective HDL cholesterol increase your risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol is the bad form of cholesterol in the blood. Triglycerides are another type of fat in the blood. If you have raised cholesterol and raised triglycerides you have an increased risk of CVD.
- Your total cholesterol level should be below 4.0mmol/l.
- LDL levels should be less than 2.0mmol/l.
- HDL levels should be 1.0mmol/l or above in men and 1.2mmol/l or above in women.
- Triglyceride levels should be 1.7mmol/l or less.
The current NICE guidelines for lipid modification have recommended that a full lipid profile should include measurement of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, and triglyceride concentrations. So healthcare professionals are to use non-HDL cholesterol instead LDL-cholesterol. Non-HDL cholesterol is total cholesterol minus HDL cholesterol, but the guidelines do not contain absolute targets for total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol or triglycerides.
However, Diabetes UK Council of Healthcare Professionals (CHP) has advised that the general targets used previously should be maintained as a guide, and healthcare professionals should be encouraged to use their clinical judgement in discussing individual targets. Made up of healthcare professionals across the board, theCouncil of Healthcare Professionals (CHP)is an advisory body, whose members inform the work of Diabetes UK.
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/testing
TC at my last check a few weeks ago was 4.3 (no statins)
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5.6 and told it was excellent. Think the tune would be different if I was diagnosed with diabetes.
