Diabetes: Eating low carb will definitely bring down your triglycerides even more

There is NO good information out there to support the whole cholesterol rigamarole. But if you are going with the program, then trying to effect change with diet and exercise first before agreeing on chemical intervention is not unreasonable. Eating low carb will definitely bring down your triglycerides even more. The relationship is indisputable and results can be dramatic. As to the other numbers, some people report success with diet; some people don't. A lot of it depends on heredity. Unfortunately, the SIZE of the LDL particles makes a big difference but they don't generally test for that. Your HDL (the good cholesterol) is OK. Do what you can over the next few months and then make a decision. I see that your very excellent doctor is leaving it up to you.