Advice on Plant Sterol Supplement for High Cholesterol - #48626

What is your recommendation on taking a Plant Sterol Supplement for High Cholesterol. This is the supplement : Product Name: Plant Sterols 95% + Uptake blend. 9 parts Plant Sterols and 1 part uptake blend. Uptake Blend: Black Pepper extract (10% Piperine) Ginger Extract (5% Ginerol) Cumin extract (10:1) Scientific Name: Phytosterols Other Known Names: 24-ethyl-cholesterol, 24-methyl-cholesterol, Beta-sitosterin, Beta-sitosterol, Beta-sitosterolin, Phytosterols, Sitosterin, Sitosterol, Sterolines, Benecol, Campestanol, Phytostanols, Sitostanol My latest Blood Test results below: Serum triglyceride levels 2.29 mmol/L [0.5 - 2.5] Calculated LDL cholesterol level 3.66 mmol/L [0.0 - 2.5] LIPID PROFILE NON FASTING Serum cholesterol level 5.69 mmol/L [2.0 - 5.0]; Above high reference limit Serum non high density lipoprotein cholesterol level 4.61 mmol/L; A non HDL cholesterol of 2.5 mmol/L is equivalent to an LDL cholesterol of 1.8 mmol/L. Aim for at least a 40% reduction in pre-treatment values. Serum cholesterol/HDL ratio 5.3 [0.0 - 5.0]; Above high reference limit Serum HDL cholesterol level 1.08 mmol/L Also I am on metformin for type 2 diabetes since last one year