No chance way to old for a start and too thick. I think my sympathetic listening skills would be a bit lacking as well.
And if anyone picks this thread up in a search. The symptons I described have now gone after stopping taking the lipod.
And the diet is going pretty good actually.
My UK AME who is a GP is being an absolute star and doing the biz via email. I just go and pay $30 for the lipid test locally and send him the results. I think a bottle of 20 year malt will be due next time I see him. Apparently I am not the only pilot who has had this issue while working abroad.
His instructions are exactly the same as gingernuts and his views on who nurse/doctor managing it are the same as his as well.
Ex-pats don't have a problem with free care. You can also pay NI contributions which means you don't loose any benefits when/if you eventually decide to come back to live/work.