I had my blood drawn this morning for a lipid panel (cholesterol test). The blood was drawn at just after 7:30AM and I got the results before noon. I was quite surprised. My cholesterol values were:
Total: 146, optimal is less than 200
Total: 146, optimal is less than 200
LDL: 75, optimal is less than 100
HDL: 33, optimal is greater than 50 for women
Triglycerides: 192, optimal is less than 150
Triglycerides: 192, optimal is less than 150
Looks like I still have some work to do. The nurse told me to keep exercising because that would help bring up the HDL. In fact, it was 28 when I had my heart attack so it's already come up some.
Have you had your cholesterol checked lately?
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just kind of found my way here thanks to a hummus recipe. my doc tells me i need to bring down my cholesterol. do you have any suggestions? heart disease runs in the family alongwith other wonderful things :)
ReplyDeleteMarie, you didn't leave me any way to contact you so I'll just answer here. I need to raise my HDL so I've been following the information in this handout http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hdl-cholesterol/CL00030/METHOD=print
ReplyDeleteMy copy is all marked up and I've tried many of the suggestions. Anything by Mayo Clinic is very reliable. I use a search engine called MedlinePlus to find the info they put out. If you have any more questions just ask. I'm a medical librarian.