whats your choetserol level?

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then

5.2

ooh wow

I have no idea - how do you find out?

no idea.

can't be bothered w/scheduling another appointment just now.

i am havign a blood test next week

My GP told me I'm at the high end of the normal range - and he wants to prescribe statins soon but I'm not too keen tbh.

dh was 7
his gp told himt o eat better to therefore avoid havign statins

Dh is on meds for his cholesterol - tried to reduce it by diet but it simply wasn't shifting. The GP was impressed that he tried though, and he did manage to bring it down a little (but not enough). Both his parents had high cholesterol though and apparently if you have inherited high chol then meds are the only way to go.

Miaou, I think that's why I have to take statins (my dad had very high cholesterol levels), plus I can't afford to lose any weight and I don't have much saturated fat in my diet anyway.

4.2

was told I am ok

bizarrely I love butter, cheese, cream etc..

My dad eats crap - he loves sausages, butter, meats, etc. although he is normal weight.

He struggles to control his hypertension, even w/mulitple meds.

His cholesterol level, amazingly, is totally normal.

think a lot is hereditary innit

you need Uwila on here - I seem to remember she has an incredibly high cholesterol level

Doesn't seem fair does it? Dh eats very healthily, doesn't drink or smoke, struggles with his weight to be fair but has lost loads since we moved house - yet still his cholesterol levels are dangerously high without meds. Must be such a PITA.

I had some blood tests recently and passed them all..so presumably normal whatever that is or possibly acceptable I don't know

This happens to a lot of people w/hypertension, too, Miaou. They're a healthy weight, don't smoke, drink moderately, exercise. And still have hypertension.

Again, it can have a strong heritable component.

Is hypertension high blood pressure, expat? Dh has that too though fortunately he is able to keep it under control without meds just now.

Dh just told me that his went as high as 9 before treatment - eek!!