I got a bit of a kicking at the doctor’s this morning.
They’re generally pleased with the attempt to give up smoking (they’ve altered the NRT prescription to deal with the morning ‘coffee and a fag’ problem. My heart and blood pressure are fine. My liver function levels are still out of whack and the one indicator is still too high (50% above what is should be) – but coming down.
However, I got my cholesterol test level back…
8.1!
This puts me in the Very (Dangerously) High group.
I have to see the doctor on Monday. I know he’ll nag me about my weight but I’m back at WeightWatchers so that should please him (from both the weight and diet aspects). My alcohol intake is also low.
It’s almost sure I’ll be put on some sort of medication. The most likely is statins but they can be contraindicated in those with liver disease, so it may be a combination of statins and ezetimibe or ezetimibe on it own (or with fibrates).
What is really worrying though is that I may have to cut down my caffeine intake. There is apparently a link between high caffeine intake and raised cholesterol levels. That would be shit…
There is one possible glimmer of hope. I had my cholesterol checked a year ago and it was OKish (about 6). It may be that the current liver problems have affected the level. However, the downside is that the current liver problems could also have been caused by a high cholesterol level.
Bah!At least they'll encourage me to cycle more. Exercise is good for lowering your cholesterol levels apparently.