Just thought I’d share some interesting info. I went off my statin about 6 months ago and my total cholesterol went from 365 to 321. My doctor said he’s intrigued by this. I told him I believe the cholesterol marker for CVD is outdated and he says cardiologists really push the guidelines. I honestly thought my cholesterol was going to be 600 after going off a statin.
I went off Statins and my Labs are in
SomeGuy
(Joey)
#2
Excellent news and - notwithstanding the vagaries of making general sense of lipid panels - it’s certainly encouraging!
To be clear, do you mean that your Trigs are about 1/3rd of your HDL levels? Or is it the other way around?
kyarn
(Tracy)
#3
I could be getting my math wrong. Here’s a breakdown:
HDL: 117
Trig: 61
LDL: 198
VLDL: 12
Total: 327
This is with no statin. My total with a statin was 369 last checked.
kyarn
(Tracy)
#4
I corrected my ratios in my post. My HDL:TRIG is 1.9. It used to be lower back when I ate more eggs and butter. I want to be 100% forthcoming - I’ve kind of been spooked about my cholesterol since going off Lipitor and I have taken a slightly different approach to Keto. I still do less than 20 carbs per day, but I only eat 2-4 eggs a day, replaced butter with olive and avocado oils, and stopped drinking HWC in my coffee. Other than that, no changes.
December 2019:
Total Cholesterol - 304
Triglycerides - 69
Cholesterol HDL Ratio - 3.9
HDL Cholesterol - 78
Non HDL Cholesterol - 226
LDL (calculated) - 212
VLDL Calculated - 14
Numbers in Feb 2020:
Total Cholesterol - 213
Triglycerides - 62
Cholesterol HDL Ratio - 2.7
HDL Cholesterol - 79
Non HDL Cholesterol - 134
LDL (calculated) - 122
VLDL Calculated - 12
Numbers July 2020:
Total Cholesterol - 369
Triglycerides - 87
Cholesterol HDL Ratio - 4.2
HDL Cholesterol - 89
Non HDL Cholesterol - 280
LDL (calculated) - 263
VLDL Calculated - 17
I’m happy with my latest labs. I have learned that general guidelines cannot used to prescribe me medication because my numbers mean something totally different than those of a 60 year old male, who is overweight, diabetic, and smokes. I believe my liver knows what it’s doing and is regulating cholesterol the way it sees fit. I was told my liver is healthy. So why would I alter its function with Lipitor?
SomeGuy
(Joey)
#5
Well, your HDL/Trig ratio has never been bad by any stretch. My understanding of the general consensus is that HDL:Trig of 1:1 is a pretty healthy profile (with the understanding that HDL is the good healthy kind that repairs damage and Trigs in blood serum are the source of future trouble).
So now, at 2:1 your HDL/Trig ratio looks to be superb. None of the rest of your lipid profile looks like anything I’d be worrying about if you’re on such diligent keto as you are.
If you’re haunted by the idea of saturated fat in your diet, here are a couple of straightforward research papers that might be of some interest…
PaulL
(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?)
#6
And the inverse, triglycerid/HDL, is 0.51. The number you want to be below is 2.0, so you are doing great! And with no statin, yay! 