Ouch! Cholesterol Levels

tinychefjackson

So, evidently eating right, maintaining a healthy weight/BMI, and exercising are NOT enough.

My TC was 253, my LDL was 162.

I'm only 20, and I'm already a candidate for a lipitor commercial. Nice.?

On a serious note, I am very concerned because my maternal grandmother died at 39 of a heart attack. I'm middle aged.

jbk

fwiw-Dr said to not "count" cholesterol levels when you are preg.  You should wait until after to really know your true levels. 

tinychefjackson

See, I had read that pg women have screwy levels, but the np giving me the screen assured me that wasn't true. *goes to google answer*

Do you think it would help if I stopped just sitting on the couch eating sticks of butter? ;-)?

cardinals05

don't worry, i do health education for a living, my husband has ldl at 160 too. with no other risk factors the goal is 160. for most people (with one or more risk factors) it's 130, for diabetics it's 100

i have middle age problems too. you sound just like me. it seems like every health problem that arises i learn that it normally doesn't until middle age.

just do what you can do, and if the ldl continues to rise through the years, 10 mg of lipitor is no big deal. just genetics.

brettzbabydoll

My cholesterol skyrockets during pregnancy - my doctor told me not to worry about it and we'll re-check about 6 months postpartum.  Did the same thing with DD#1 and it came right back down to normal.