Way back in 2014 when my PCP was concerned about an elevated Cholesterol he prescribed Lipitor which I took for a month or two until I realized the extreme pain in my left shoulder muscles was “new” and after a bit of research decided to stop the statin. Lo and behold within a month, the pain was gone! And never returned. I later discovered the importance of calculating my ratios as cholesterol did remain over 200. Dividing total cholesterol by my HDL resulted in a ratio of 2.6 ~ excellent. I also did a calcium heart imaging test resulting in a score of 1. I was diagnosed with Type 2 in 2016, could not tolerate Metformin and decided to manage with diet and exercise. Brought A1c from 6.4 to 5.6 in six months! Still doing well with an A1c under 6.