Does anyone use one of those self-test at-home electronic cholesterol meters? They work like the prick-your-finger glucose meters and the good ones seem to cost $100-$300.
I seriously need to start self testing every month or so because my cholesterol is sometimes ok and sometimes a bit high. Every time it's a bit high my doctor wants me to start taking Atorvastatin (generic Lipitor) and stay on it the rest of my life, even though I know I can bring it back down with diet and exercise. Now that I'm on high blood pressure Rx he's going to be even more insistent.
And besides that, If those meters work I really ought to self monitor anyway so I can keep my cholesterol numbers in the good zone in between my yearly physicals.