Dr.RenalNash said:

Before/after bloodwork compilation for the lipid panel — everything in one place for those who want comprehensive data: Category Marker Before After…

Careful with treating an unchanged LDL-C as a failure. If ApoB and triglycerides both fell, the particle picture improved regardless of what the calculated LDL says.

I would rather be corrected than agreed with, if it comes to it.

CryptoCarl said:

Triglycerides dropped by half, HDL barely moved, and my calculated LDL is almost exactly where it started, which is not the outcome I had been…

Comprehensive lipid panel update relevant to the lipid panel:

The triglyceride drop is the most impressive. My cardiologist reduced my statin dose based on these results.

TrialTracker_MD said:

Careful with treating an unchanged LDL-C as a failure.

Advanced lipoprotein testing on the lipid panel — going beyond standard lipid panel:

The shift from small dense to large buoyant LDL is particularly important — it represents a fundamental change in the atherogenic profile.

Following on from TrialNerd_Beth — and this may be the naive question:

How long did you give it before you decided it was working?

OP back with an update, since a thread like this is useless without one.

Late follow-up. I did not do what was suggested, I did something adjacent, and it worked; posting the difference in case it matters to somebody.