My doc has just recommended statins.
My answer was "no thanks".
I will lose weight and control it by change of diet.
Are the home purchased test kits and good?
Fair play Stagger. You should do that. But don't beat yourself up too hard. Take a look at your family/parents. If any of them had high cholesterol there's a good chance that much of your problem is genetic. In that case you will need statins