ldl is high need advise

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My last cholestrol test showed:

total cholestrol: 263 hdl: 38
ldl: 200

one year ago my previous test showed:

total cholestrol 243 hdl 40 ldl 172

I am 51 years of age, my parents/sister/brother do not have
heart disease, I don't smoke, but I am overweight. My
doctor recommended that I go on medication. I told her that
I would like to retake the test in about 4 months, in the
mean time I will watch my diet and exercise. Do you think
that I should go on medication, any advise would be
helpful? Thank you

"rvaede" <rogv24@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bd0af441.0406260702.bd90ff4@posting.google.com...
> My last cholestrol test showed:
>
> total cholestrol: 263 hdl: 38
> ldl: 200
>
> one year ago my previous test showed:
>
> total cholestrol 243 hdl 40 ldl 172
>
>
> I am 51 years of age, my parents/sister/brother do not
> have heart disease, I don't smoke, but I am overweight. My
> doctor recommended that I go on medication. I told her
> that I would like to retake the test in about 4 months, in
> the mean time I will watch my diet and exercise. Do you
> think that I should go on medication, any advise would be
> helpful? Thank you

Yes you should. You had a bad profile a year ago and did
nothing because you don't want to change your eating habits
or exercise. The medication is entirely for individuals like
yourself without motivation to do anything. You need to be
honest to yourself about that. The next procrastination step
is to wait for a heart attack and really be serious about
eating and exercise. The older you get the worse your
profile becomes. Your HDL is now low and you start getting
more risk factors to deal with.

rogv24@yahoo.com (rvaede) wrote in
news:bd0af441.0406260702.bd90ff4@posting.google.com:

> My last cholestrol test showed:
>
> total cholestrol: 263 hdl: 38
> ldl: 200
>
> one year ago my previous test showed:
>
> total cholestrol 243 hdl 40 ldl 172

What are your triglycerides, blood glucose, and blood
pressure?

Eric Bohlman <ebohlman@omsdev.com> wrote in message news:<Xns9514D429B72C9ebohlmanomsdevcom@130.133.1.4>...
> rogv24@yahoo.com (rvaede) wrote in
> news:bd0af441.0406260702.bd90ff4@posting.google.com:
>
> > My last cholestrol test showed:
> >
> > total cholestrol: 263 hdl: 38
> > ldl: 200
> >
> > one year ago my previous test showed:
> >
> > total cholestrol 243 hdl 40 ldl 172
>
> What are your triglycerides, blood glucose, and blood
> pressure?

my triglycerides is normal and blood pressure is always
normal. last time I checked it was 110/80. blood glucose no
idea, if thats for diabetes its normal

rogv24@yahoo.com (rvaede) wrote in message news:<bd0af441.0407041039.164ad6a1@posting.google.com>...
> Eric Bohlman <ebohlman@omsdev.com> wrote in message
> news:<Xns9514D429B72C9ebohlmanomsdevcom@130.133.1.4>...
> > rogv24@yahoo.com (rvaede) wrote in
> > news:bd0af441.0406260702.bd90ff4@posting.google.com:
> >
> > > My last cholestrol test showed:
> > >
> > > total cholestrol: 263 hdl: 38
> > > ldl: 200
> > >
> > > one year ago my previous test showed:
> > >
> > > total cholestrol 243 hdl 40 ldl 172
> >
> > What are your triglycerides, blood glucose, and blood
> > pressure?
>
>
> my triglycerides is normal and blood pressure is always
> normal. last time I checked it was 110/80. blood glucose
> no idea, if thats for diabetes its normal

You are fine and there is no reason to go on medication.
Just stay away from bad fats and bad carbs and get enough
vits/minerals. Read "the cholesterol myths" by Uffe Ravnskov
if you really want to know the truth about cholesterol. In
fact at your age high cholesterol is a marker for longevity.
That is a simple fact.