"Janet" > wrote in message
...
> Ellen K. wrote:
>> Lipids as of July we
>> total cholesterol 157
>> triglycerides 149
>> HDL 43
>> LDL 84
>> HDL/LDL 51.2%
>> total chol / HDL 3.7
>> triglycerides to HDL 3.5
>
> Unless I'm mistaken, those are considered to be excellent figures.
>

It's the best overall reading I've ever had. Not sure how much to credit
the simvastatin. This represents what I was eating on the food exchange
diet, I am very interested to see the November numbers which will represent
the results of low-carbing.

As for being "excellent", well, the triglycerides are only 1 point below the
supposed "good" cutoff, HDL for women is recommended to be at least 50 (a
number I have never, ever reached, regardless of the rest of the numbers),
and someone here posted that triglycerides to HDL is recommended to be <
3... so while I am thrilled and thankful that these numbers were my personal
best, I think on an absolute basis they could still be improved.