Doctor added "borderline high cholesterol" note to my blood work

#1

Total: 213
HDL: 72
LDL: 130
Trig. 56

:upside_down_face:

(Raj Seth) #2

Maybe the doctor can point to a scientific evidence that ā€œhighā€ cholesterol is bad?
Spoiler alert : there isnā€™t any

In my book - your numbers are FANTASTIC
Trig/HDL Ratio < 1. Whatā€™s not to :heart:?

(Empress of the Unexpected) #3

Iā€™d kill for that ratio. This is why I am doing keto. Hoping in six months my numbers will look like yours.

#4

Yes, keto/paleo/primal has been very good for/to my numbers. I also follow a 20/4 eating pattern most days of the week.

Whatā€™s funny is that there is a red ā€œHIGHā€ next to my HDL number (top range is 70). :roll_eyes:

(Randy) #5

To be expected from a borderline ā€œcompetentā€ health care provider.

Congrats on excellent numbers.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #6

Average total cholesterol used to be 240-250, but of course that was the pre-statin era. Now theyā€™re looking for ways to lower the ā€œnormalā€ rangs, so that more people will become customers patients.

#7

Interesting. I noticed/heard the same thing with blood pressure ranges. Apparently 120/80 is no longer ā€œnormal.ā€ I wonder if something similar is going on there.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #8

As the Dudes say, ā€œFollow the money!ā€

#9

fantastic, I am happy for you!

(Alec) #10

Ignorant Doctor. Sack him/her. Not good enough.

Lots of evidence that higher cholesterol is protective for all cause mortality. So, rather than try to reduce, we should be increasing cholesterol.

Eat more bacon. :grinning:

#11

I will give him the benefit of the doubt. Itā€™s possible at next weekā€™s appointment heā€™ll sheepishly say that the computer automatically adds that note on the patient portal, but that my numbers are good. Weā€™ll see.

That being said, Iā€™m still baffled thereā€™s a red ā€œHā€ next to my HDL of 70. And thereā€™s an ā€œHā€ next to my 130 LDL (reference range is 129). And, we know Total Cholesterol is meaningless, but still listed first on the report.

If I didnā€™t know any better, Iā€™d think 3 out of my 4 lipid markers were ā€œbad.ā€

(Alec) #12

According to current medical practice and CW they are marking those scores as bad. They are wrong. They just havenā€™t caught up yet.