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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about high cholesterol.
6 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
Ignore: Ask about all types of cholesterol, not just total. Talk about diet, exercise, meds & side effects.
Answered 5/24/2014
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Ignore: What should be my LDL (bad cholesterol) goal? Will statin therapy lower my risk of heart disease?
Answered 6/16/2014
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Ignore: Ask your doctor to check your inflammation markers and your oxidized LDL level to know what to do.
Answered 8/5/2014
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Ignore: Find out your actual heart risk. Then discuss whether meds would provide meaningful improvement.
Answered 8/5/2014
3.9k views
Ignore: Be straight forward and ask. Work with your doctor for a realistic plan to keep it under control.
Answered 7/18/2014
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