They say precaution is always better than cure. With the increasing instances of lifestyle diseases like diabetes and heart attacks, it is important that everyone above the age of 30 goes through periodical health checkups. This helps you indentify signs of any diseases much before they have adverse effect on you.
If the range is between 100 to 125 then that is normal. And when the level is 126 or above then you are at risk of diabetes. If you have a level of 126 or above during one of the tests but otherwise it’s lesser, then that’s okay, but if you test 126 or above in more than one test then that is an indicator of diabetes. If one has fasted for more than 10 hours then the glucose level should be in the range of 70 to 99.
A cholesterol level below 200 is considered desirable and profiles the individual at a low risk of heart disease. An individual having cholesterol level of 200-240 is profiled at moderate risk. At this level your doctor would do a lipid profile to see if your high cholesterol is bad cholesterol or good cholesterol. A cholesterol level above 240 is considered high risk.
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