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Re: Bloodwork...need help with a few abreviations...From: carlene (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 3 Feb 2003 18:13:08 -0600 (CST)
At Sun, 2 Feb 2003, Victoria wrote: > >Not sure. Each lab generally has ranges they put on a test. For example total cholesterol, you wouldn't want to be 50 pts over, >but for good cholesterol, it would be excellent to be 50 points over. Blood sugar, being a few points over might just require >watching, a lot is another story. I think that is where it would be a doctors' call to decide whether or not it would be >important to watch or to test further. > >I'm sorry it couldn't be more, but that is where I would start, more so than a website. > >-- >Victoria > >From: anonymous@obgyn.net > >Thanks, Victoria. Might you know...how high is too high? I wonder what >other side effects I'd experience? Hmmmmm....... > >Randi > HI, Cholesterol levels desirable:50-200 borderline:200-239 high:=>240 Main thing to worry about is having blocked arteries,which can cause heart attacks.Then their is LDL-0-129 thats the bad one hdl 35-100 good one triglyceride 35-135 Glucose 65-105normal anything over you are diabetic however dr will probally get a HGBA1C which tells how good of control youv'e got on your blood sugars 7% mets the goal of american diabetes association.7-8 good control for diabetic's, however 5-6 is what most diabetics strive for. As this is level where you're less likely to get complications. DRs look at both to decide what treatment will be. Hope this clears thing up a little
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