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.

Just so you know....

Metformin may reduce cholesterol too.

I took it several years ago and it had that effect...however, metformin is so rough on the GI tract.

I am now back on it using a new form called Glumetza. So far no side effects on the GI issue!

Eating sugar and fructose will also increase cholesterol. As does
alcohol. It has to do with the liver metabolism of fructose.