10/03:

Chol 240
LDL 158

10/02:

Chol 227
LDL 155

Assuming that Chol minus LDL equals HDL, I was at 72 one year ago and 82 now.

For about two weeks now I've been taking one gram of pantothenic acid daily, 1.6 grams of inositol hexonicotinate and 2.6 grams of primrose oil. The flushing has subsided but I get quite sleepy within an hour of taking the vitamins. Also I had a few days of constipation but that seemed recently to abate. The constipation might have been caused by drinking a lot more coffee to counteract the sleepiness. Too much coffee can be dehydrating.

Two more weeks of this and I will have another blood test done. If it shows no improvement then next I'll try policosanol. If that doesn't help then I'll have to give up the Atkins Diet. Several years ago while following a vegetarian version of the Zone Diet my cholesterol level went down to roughly 180. I just didn't like the diet much. But I'm older now and more inclined to have discipline.