Do you gave a high HDL (good cholesterol)? Your total cholesterol number will be high if you have a high good cholesterol. I’m sure you must be aware that it’s the LDL (bad cholesterol) that you should try to keep at 100 or below. Mine had creeped up to 139 which is why my doctor switched my statin to a stronger one, and which is what I think caused my neuropathy slowly over the last 5 months after the switch. My HDL has always been high, but that’s the good cholesterol. It’s always over 100. Normal is over 40.
Yes, I also have high cholesterol because of family. My father’s cholesterol was crazy, crazy high. While I'm on no cholesterol medication at the tine, I’m trying to eat healthy too. I don’t use butter anyway, so that’s not a problem. I use olive oil or olive oil cooking spray. Fruits, veggies, whole grains, poultry and very little red meat. Unfortunately, I don’t like fish which I know is good for me. I also read that salt isn’t good for neuropathy, so I cut out chips and other salty foods, including cold cuts which are high in nitrates and also bad.