7/9/2008
My numbers are good and bad but as a whole, am I safe? Is there a need for concern? Do I have enough HDL to take care of my low LDL? Please review below. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
This is a fasting test. I currently take 40mg Lipitor and 1000mg Niaspan plus 1 aspirin.
TC = 127
HDL = 19
LDL = 46
Triglycerides = 339
A1C = 5.6
Hi,
I see two areas I suggest improving.
I recommend discussing your numbers further with your MD. It's possible that the medication (Lipitor) is playing a role in your low HDL, high triglycerides. Do not stop taking your medication! Your MD knows your situation and if the medication is playing a role, the two of you can weigh the pros and cons.
Your total cholesterol, LDL (bad) cholesterol, and A1C are all where they should be.
All the best,
Lisa Nelson, RD, LN
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I diagree with Lisa, your total cholesterol is getting very low.
I do not know what your target is but I can tell you to be careful.
My doctor got my total cholesterol down to 105 and possibly lower than that.
I became very ill. I suffered from insomnia, depression, I was angry and aggitated, I suffered a gallbladder flare that lasted 9 months and I had post menopausal bleeding. I kept asking what too low was and no one could answer the question. They would all say how wonderful my numbers were. If my numbers were so great, why did I feel like crap. I started feeling better within 3 days of stopping the statin I was on because my cholesterol was up. It has taken almost a year to recover from that ordeal. The irony is my cholesterol had only gone up to 218, when my doctor said let's do something about that. I have no other risk factors for heart disease.
Ask your doctor what too low is and they can't tell you, because they don't know. It is one of those things they rarely see, so they don't worry about it.
Reta