Todd Moody wrote:
>
> In my case, although HDL eventually went up somewhat, LDL went up *much*
> more, so these ratios got "worse."  But TG went way down, so the TG/HDL
> ratio improved substantially.  So I guess it depends on which ratio, if
> any, you think is important.  I'm gambling that if any of this matters,
> it's TG/HDL.

Were you tested for the sub-fractions of the LDL? Normally when TG goes
down the small-dense LDL also goes down (which is good), even if the
total LDL is still high. I don't know how easy it is yet to get the LDL
breakdown, but here's a lab you can send out to:
<http://www.berkeleyheartlab.com>