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What Could Cholesterol Level 238 Suggest?

Recently i checked, my record shows
Sugar - fasting - 115
urea - 42
total cholestrol 238, hdl cholestrol - 41, ldl cholestrol - 177, urin albumin - 87.18. i am 47 yrs old and 5.8" and wt is 70 kls. Is it mandatory to take medicine regularly or it can be controlled by diet? Please advise.
Tue, 9 Sep 2014
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Your LDL cholesterol is very high and total ccholesterol is slightly elevated . Considering your age I would recommend to start medicine to lower your cholesterol preferably Rosuvastatin . Ask your doctor for the prescription.

Along with the medication start doing aerobic exercise like brisk walking or jogging or running or cycling at least 30 minutes a day.

Go on a low calorie diet .

Repeat cholesterol test after 3 months and review.
If your cholesterol after 3 months is very much lowered then we can plan to stop the medicine but for now you need to be started.
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What Could Cholesterol Level 238 Suggest?

Hi Thanks for posting your query Your LDL cholesterol is very high and total ccholesterol is slightly elevated . Considering your age I would recommend to start medicine to lower your cholesterol preferably Rosuvastatin . Ask your doctor for the prescription. Along with the medication start doing aerobic exercise like brisk walking or jogging or running or cycling at least 30 minutes a day. Go on a low calorie diet . Repeat cholesterol test after 3 months and review. If your cholesterol after 3 months is very much lowered then we can plan to stop the medicine but for now you need to be started.