high cholesterol question?

Question

what is too high and where can I ask a doctor about my readings?
my over all was 209 and my ldl was 145

this reading was done for the military and they are sending for a wavier to get me in anyway. But would like to know how bad this reading is.

Answer 1

Depends on your risk. If you are otherwise healthy (meaning no known heart disease, diabetes, prior stroke/heart attack) your risk is based on a few things: Age, smoking, family history, HDL, and Blood pressure.

If you have 2 or more risk factors (older than 45, smoke, family history of stroke/heart attack, HDL<40, Hypertension), you have a moderate risk, and your LDL should be <100.

If you have less than 2 risk factors, your LDL should be <130

If you have known heart disease, diabetes, prior stroke/heart attack, your risk is high and LDL should be <70.

LDL 145 is too high, but it may be affected positively by diet and excercise as opposed to immediately starting drug therapy. Also, if you are 18, your risk is alot lower than that of a 44y/o, so even if you can't get it down with diet and excercise, it may not be cost effective to go on drug therapy just yet.

Answer 2

I am not sure that you have actually asked a question, you have listed what has happened to your husband, but not really said what you want to know? You have not given your husbands age, medical history or current medication history if there is one, nor said if he smoke, which would be a disaster and if he does should be the first thing to go. He appears from what you have said to have 3 risk factors:- Overweight, though you don't give the level. Raised blood pressure. Raised cholesterol. There are a number of things he can try and do to help himself, though they are unlikely to result in him avoiding medication if the problems are well established. They are all pretty obvious lifestyle changes. Moderate regular exercise 5 days a week, within the limitations currently imposed by his weight and his asthma. This would help him lose weight, it also lowers blood pressure and increases HDL cholesterol, the good cholesterol. A weight reduction diet, low in animal fats, this wold help weight loss, which helps lower blood pressure and help lower cholesterol. It would also reduce his future risk of diabetes, which is the next stage in what is often called 'the metabolic syndrome'. ( obesity, hypertension,hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes and heart disease, making up a composite disease entity.) Exercise would also help his asthma, make him fitter and more able to do more exercise and as an independent positive factor increase his lifespan. It is also a good idea to reduce salt intake. It is a bit of a tall order to get all these things right, but if you do the odds move in your favour!

Answer 3

Overall should be under 200.

Bad cholesterol should be under 100

Good cholesterol should be at least 40 but highrer is better

Answer 4

What's too high for cholesterol? Anything over 200 total (most doctors recommend keeping it under 180 now) and an LDL over 130 is considered high-risk -- that should be below 100. Don't buy that old bit about eating foods that are high in cholesterol giving you high cholesterol. Not true. Eggs are high in cholesterol but they raise your HDL and lower your LDL. Here's a quick primer of what is good and bad for your blood lipid levels:

SATURATED FAT: Bad.
TRANS FAT (partially or fully hydrogenated oils): VERY bad
MONOUNSATURATED FAT: VERY good
POLYUNSATURATED FAT: Good
SUGAR/HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP: VERY bad
WHOLE GRAIN PRODUCTS: Good
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: VERY good
FISH AND POULTRY: Good
RED MEAT: Bad if you eat too much
DAIRY: Good if it's lowfat or nonfat, otherwise Bad

Answer 5

Go to a Doctor, get a prescription for Lipitor and take one tablet every day for 30 days then repeat your labs, you will have normal cholesterol readings. This is faster than waiting for a military waiver and if you are non-prior service applicant I doubt they will approve it.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Borderline high..Should be around 180

Answer 8

It's a little high but there is medicine for it or you need to change your diet and excercise more.

Answer 9

I would say that's border line high...mine runs around 250 and my doctors keeps telling me we can control it with diet...

Answer 10

Too high but don`t worry you gonna train really hard at your military stuff.