# Coronary Artery Calcium Scores **URL:** \ **Category:** T1 Research\ **Tags:** cholesterol, lipid-profile\ **Created:** [November 1, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/coronary-artery-calcium-scores/2529 "2017-11-01T19:24:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/coronary-artery-calcium-scores/2529/2 "2017-11-02T05:01:48Z")
> [@lh378](#): > > How many of you have changed your diet and noticed a reduction in LDL and total cholesterol? > How many of you have changed your exercise routine and noticed improvements in your lipid profile? These definitely can make a big difference. What is your HDL? Another important thing to look at is your ratio. To get your cholesterol ratio, divide total cholesterol by HDL. Ideally, you want it to be less than 3.5-to-1. So even if your LDL and total are somewhat high, if your HDL is also high that helps. I posted on this a couple weeks ago: > [@Increasing your HDL level](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/increasing-your-hdl-level/2397): > > This is a very useful thing for everyone, not just for PWDs. If you are a parent taking care of a CWD, you especially want to make sure you are helping yourself stay healthy too, so you can take care of your young one. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) builds up within the walls of your blood vessels, narrowing the passageways. For this reason, LDL is commonly referred to as the “bad” cholesterol. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) helps remove other forms of cholesterol from your blood. For this reas… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/coronary-artery-calcium-scores/2529)._