Cholesterol levels

[FM001]

My new cholesterol level is 6, with ldl 1.6 and hdl 3.8. Can someone tell me if this is good or not. It has been 9 and it has been 5.7, so not sure how bad 6 is. What does the HDL and LDL stand for (i.e what do they mean).

Thanks all.🙂

A useful website for you lucy http://www.heartuk.org.uk/

 

[lucy123]

Thanks Toby.

 

[Carina1962]

I've got to see my GP on Fri cos my recent cholesterol test read at 7.4 even though i'm on one 40mg statin so i'm guessing she's going to increase my dose and i reckon i'll be put on meds for BP too as i'm on borderline high oh i wish there was a magic pill to put everything right.... sigh!

 

[lucy123]

I think I would recheck those results Lucy. I've never seen an HDL quite that high before. It may well be that they are the other way round ie LDL 3.8 and HDL 1.6 this would be a more normal pattern. Don't worry about VLDL/IDL, these are reflected by your triglyceride result which is normal.

Well Fruitloaf - you were certainly on the ball🙂
Rang surgery again today and results were actually the other way round so back to the drawing board folks:

LDL 3.8
HDL 1.6
Total cholesterol 6


Apologies to you all but I definitely wrote the results down yesterday as read to me!
So folks what does this mean - am I still good?

 

[C*5_Dodger]

Well Fruitloaf - you were certainly on the ball🙂
Rang surgery again today and results were actually the other way round so back to the drawing board folks:

LDL 3.8
HDL 1.6
Total cholesterol 6


Apologies to you all but I definitely wrote the results down yesterday as read to me!
So folks what does this mean - am I still good?

Dear lucy,

Your doctor would think that those results were excellent.

Regards dodger

 

[lucy123]

Dear lucy,

Your doctor would think that those results were excellent.

Regards dodger

Cool - thats great news

 

[mcdonagh47]

Well Fruitloaf - you were certainly on the ball🙂
Rang surgery again today and results were actually the other way round so back to the drawing board folks:

LDL 3.8
HDL 1.6
Total cholesterol 6

Here are the current recommendations for lipids and Type 2 Diabetcis ...

Cholesterol recommendations for the United Kingdom

Recommendations
Total cholesterol ....< 4.0 mmol/l in individuals with established cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease

LDL cholesterol.....< 2.0 mmol/l in individuals with established cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease

HDL cholesterol .....≥ 1.0 mmol/l in individuals with established cardiovascular disease, and those at high risk of the disease

 

[lucy123]

Here are the current recommendations for lipids and Type 2 Diabetcis ...

Cholesterol recommendations for the United Kingdom

Recommendations
Total cholesterol ....< 4.0 mmol/l in individuals with established cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease

LDL cholesterol.....< 2.0 mmol/l in individuals with established cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease

HDL cholesterol .....≥ 1.0 mmol/l in individuals with established cardiovascular disease, and those at high risk of the disease

Not quite perfect then!

 

[Andy HB]

Not quite perfect then!

Of course you are (we all know you were 'fishing')! 😉