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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mine hovers around 100.  My LDL is also high-ish though.  I don't drink at all, am slightly over weight, and exercise a ton (I'm a runner).

My doctor is overall completely unconcerned but I'd love to find a doctor who would be willing to run additional tests (like LDL particle number, etc.).  If anybody has recommendations (bonus if they take BCBS!), I'd appreciate it.[/quote]

Can't you just ask your doctor to order a fractionated lipid panel?  I asked and my doctor ordered the test.  I have Aetna PPO.  I don't think the test costs more than $150 if not covered by your insurance.

I also have high HDL of 90.  I have booked to see a cardiologist to help me understand the results as I don't feel my family doctor is across this.  It's a bit hard to figure out the overall picture from the lipid panel.  For example, it says the optimal HDL size is greater than 6729 and mine is 8481 (is there such a thing as too high though?).  Similarly, it says optimal lipo(a) is less than 75 but mine is less than 10. It is a key risk factor for heart disease and, being genetically determined, does not respond to lifestyle or statins, but maybe being that low is not a good thing?  You get what I mean.  All in all, I need someone to assess the overall picture.[/quote]

I know youre not asking this but low lp(a) is great.  There is no too low![/quote]

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