results - High Cholesterol Message Board

rc1975 · 08-11-2007, 12:39 PM

got my results back yesterday, concerned bc i think my ldl is high and they sd its not and wont put me on meds anyway here are my numbers, let me know what you think:

total cholestrol 187
hdl 52
chol/hdl ratio 3.6
ldl 114
triglycerides 104

also my glucose was 101 and range was 65-99

Mark1e · 08-11-2007, 07:39 PM

The cholesterol is fine - no need for medication there. But your blood glucose, if that was a fasting test (before eating in the morning), suggests that you are pre-diabetic.

Mark

rc1975 · 08-11-2007, 08:46 PM

yea i was fasting, i also looked back at my bloodwork from 5 yrs ago and it was 101 at that time but the range was 60-120 back then

Lenin · 08-12-2007, 08:10 AM

Your numbers are fine RC, better than fine actually...and a nice ratio.

I wouldn't worry too much about a recurring 101 fasting serum glucose unless I had a sibling or a parent with diabetes.

If you are overweight, then lose weight but otherwise just monitor your BG at every blood draw.

rc1975 · 08-12-2007, 12:26 PM

how do you calculate vldl and what are the normal numbers? thanks

rc