I have high cholesterol (8.something). I have previously tried two different statins, and failed to tolerate either. I am now trying to get new life insurance, and as a 40-something it is proving impossible, unless I take statins which make me ill - given that I'm currently very healthy, that seems like an odd thing to do.
Does anyone have any experience of this sort of thing? What would you do?
I am unable to get life insurance for the next six months until I show a marked reduction in my cholesterol level, and frankly it is seriously pissing me off.
I'm also annoyed - the blood test this is based on is of the binary good cholesterol, bad cholesterol, total cholesterol type. My NHS doc is refusing to sanction any tests for inflammation markets for vLDL, saying that they are bulls**t American things. Is the doc right?
Benecol, starting a month before my next test 🙂Does anyone have any experience of this sort of thing? What would you do?
(As we keep hearing, actuaries are always right, so I'd help them to make an analysis that suits me)