Conflicting information on what is or is not very high risk

I've just been given these results

Serum cholesterol level 5.4 mmol/L

Serum HDL cholesterol level 1.1 mmol/L

Serum cholesterol/HDL ratio 4.9

The results 2 years ago were

Serum cholesterol level 5.8 mmol/L

Serum HDL cholesterol level 1.5 mmol/L

Serum cholesterol/HDL ratio 3.8

My new GP tells me I am high risk and wants to medicate me. But I tried different statins (simvastatin, atorvostatin) before over 15 months and they had such severe side effects I was taken off them. It took 9 months for the pain, swelling, rash and depression to go.

I've also just finished a 3 month special diet to reduce my blood glucose, and have gone from pre-diabetic to normal, which is great. But I wonder if cutting down carbs and increasing proteins has caused the cholesterol changes. I have been eating a healthy low fat diet excluding most carbs, gluten, full fat dairy, sugars, so am puzzled by the increase. I know I must now cut out prawns and eggs. Has anyone else found that a diabetic diet interferes with their cholesterol? Any other dietary suggestions would be welcomed.

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