Why an endocrinologist for cholesterol?
Cholesterol problems often go hand in hand with diabetes, thyroid disease and obesity. An underactive thyroid can raise LDL. Poorly controlled diabetes can raise triglycerides. Treating the cause helps the numbers.
Treatment options
- Statins, the first choice for most people
- Ezetimibe
- PCSK9 inhibitors and inclisiran for very high LDL
- Bempedoic acid for people who cannot take statins
- Icosapent ethyl and other treatments for high triglycerides
- Food changes such as more fiber and less saturated fat
We may also check lipoprotein(a), an inherited risk factor that many people have never been tested for.