Cholesterol result

‘You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.’ (Psalm 71:20)

Before I got my cholesterol result, I am very confident that my LDL has gone down, but the question in my mind is by how much. After all, the last two months has seen me cut down fish intake to one-quarter, exercise 5 times a week (half-an hour each), and eat plenty of fruits and veggies. As a result, I lost 2 kilos during this period. Here are the results:-

Cholesterol 4.4 (6.7)    : below 5.2 mmol/L (desirable range)

Triglycerides 1.2 (1.0)  : below 1.7

HDL 1.4 (1.2)              : below 1.5

LDL 2.5 (5.1)              : below 3.3

I more than hit my targets! Before seeing the doctor, I spent 45 minutes with the dietician who gave me some very useful tips on how to maintain a healthy cholesterol level. I learnt that there is a limit as to how much one can use diets to control his cholesterol as that constitutes only 30% in contrast to our liver which produces 70% of the cholesterol in our body system. So genetic factor can be a primary cause of high cholesterol rather than what a person eats. Statin is so effective in managing cholesterol because it works through liver. I am convinced my condition has to do with genetic factor or my hysterectomy.

I am still on Statin (low dosage) and will go for review in four months’ time.