uh... I don't know but your numbers look FANTASTIC!!! @writer413 !!! And to @mikebiker what are you smoking with those over the moon numbers!!!! Wow. You guys are killing it. But I want to inform you that although those numbers are incredible the cholesterol is not always the biggest concern. My dad brought his numbers down after his first triple bypass and widow maker heart attack @ 58. But his body continued to lay plaque in his arteries for the rest of his life. He had a quadruple at 72, another triple bypass at 80, and many stents in between. He was on statins. If you have heart disease in your family take an "LPa" (pronounced L, P, little a). I was told about it and I tested and unfortunately, I got it - I inherited familial coronary artery disease. So now I have to pay attention to a whole lotta other stuff in addition. The class is called "lipoproteins." and there are a lot of tests starting with "Apoe" Apob" and Apoe a among other things. You have to look besides HDL and LDL at VLDL! There are new classes of medicines that keep the plaque from settling in your arteries. The Vesepa (Iomega is supposed to really help - so I'm going back on it - I stopped because it did nothing to drop my cholesterol - but IT DOES lower your triglycerides so I will restart it). Yes, to Mike - because I had digestion issues I switched to "refined" carbs because they didn't cause stomach aches but it definitely raised my triglycerides to 150 - 160 when it should be down to 90-100) like it was when I didn't eat refined carbs. Great book a great doctor recommended which has a lot of this in there - its GREAT (I can tell @kisu must have read it!!!) : https://www.amazon.com/Outlive-Science-Longevity-Peter-Attia/dp/B0DY69636S/ref=asc_df_B0DY69636S
Yes, @jeannef2025 the APOE are the ones that test for Alzheimer. But there IS a relationship between glucose and cholesterol and the propensity to deposit unwanted things in both the brain and the arteries. Especially as we age and carry the genetic disposition.
It IS confusing and it takes a GOOD contemporary doctor to do the right thing by us. Otherwise they kick up to the curb saying your numbers look good when it is not an accurate picture of what is going on in our bodies. My new mission is to lower the triglycerides which have gone up while all my other numbers are doing a good job of falling. Exercise and eating properly seem to be big players - and ongoing learning and demanding better of doctors who are not up on the lastest info.