Funner facts; HDL is not protective. It correlates negatively with poor glucose control. That is, people with low HDL have impaired glucose control, but raisi

Funner facts; HDL is not protective. It correlates negatively with poor glucose control. That is, people with low HDL have impaired glucose control, but raising HDL doesn’t bring any benefit. LDL concentration isn’t meaningful at an individual level. LDL particle counts however are. Lots of small LDL particles are way more atherogenic than a few large particles, given a constant density.