ewizabeth, you asked about my levels on the dose of Lipitor that I've been taking.

Last April I was on 10 mg/week but the total cholesterol was 204 (HDL 49, LDL an unacceptable 128).

After increasing the Lipitor to 10 mg twice a week, in June the total cholesterol was 168 (HDL 54.8, LDL 95). Still not great for the LDL because they want to see 70 or lower.

I quit Lipitor completely at the end of June. In late August my total cholesterol was 210 (HDL 62.3, LDL 127).

I went back to 10 mg a week, and in December the LDL was down to 101. Since the doctor thought this was still too high, I've been taking 10 mg twice a week and will have a recheck soon. I'm hoping I won't have to increase the Lipitor any more.

The doctor says that with Type 2 diabetes I probably can't expect to have an acceptable cholesterol reading without one of the statins.