On Saturday, September 11, 2004, at 04:40 AM, Kristina K. Carlton wrote:

> however my mother just got her cholesterol >checked and it was high.
> Now she is very worried, what can I tell her? Her numbers have never
> been
>> off and she is of course used to the conventional way of thinking.
>> Tammie
> Hi Tammie,
>
> Was the test done after fasting? If not, it will reflect what you have
> been
> eating that day. Also, what is her ratio between HDL and LDL? My
> cholesterol
> was pretty high last time I had it checked but my good cholesterol was
> so
> high that the ratio between teh good and bad chol was really good and
> my doc
> said the values were excellent.
>
>
My experience is similar. My cholesterol is a lot higher now, but the
numbers still look good, high HDL, low triglycerides, so I don't worry
so much about it.