Re: Cholesterol readings...To Donna

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DONNA,

SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING...WHEN I WAS AT CHELSEA AND WESTMINISTER

HOSPITAL TO DO MY BLOOD TEST THE NURSE ASK ME TO DRINK 2 GLASS OF

WATER BEFORE MY TEST..I NEVER SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE... I REMEMBER I WAS

FASTING FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS. MAYBE TOO MUCH TIME WITHOUT FOOD ANYWAY.

BUT NOW I FOUND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE IN THIS SITE ABOUT

CHOLESTEROL READINGS TOO...THEY ARE TALKING THE DIFFERENCE ABOUT THE

READINGS IN USA AND UK ...WELL...HERE IS THE COPY I DID BELLOW OF THE SITE...IN

THIS SITE THEY SHOWED THAT THE LDL SHOULD BE UNDER 3mmol/L...

I am going to show you my test bellow...I think they make a mistake

there too...on the reading says...

Serum LDL cholesterol Range ( 2.0 - 5.0 ) ...it should be 3.0 and

not 5 there acording to the article I read...who is right here???

In my test I have much more...I have 4.37 which is higher than 3...

I hope you understood my point here. Well, I wil do another test anyway.

I am trying here to find what 6.5mmol/L is in comparison with the

USA readings. Well, I may as well just forget it right now. I would love to

thank you so much Donna. I will need to find the address of this nutritionist

here.

Take Care my friend

Joana

How cholesterol is measured and tested?

Cholesterol is measured in units called millimoles per litre of

blood, usually shortened to " mmol/litre " or " mmol/l " . America uses

the units milligrams per decilitre of blood: mg/dl instead. It is

desirable to have a total cholesterol level under 5 mmol/l, and an

LDL level under 3 mmol/l.

In order to estimate the risk of a person getting CHD, doctors look

at the ratio between total cholesterol and high density lipoproteins

( " good " cholesterol), called the TC:HDL ratio. A lower ratio is

desirable, indicating that the level of HDL is high. Measuring

cholesterol involves a simple blood test. A blood sample may be

taken either by using a needle and a syringe, or by using a finger

prick. This may be done at a GP's surgery, at a hospital

appointment, or as part of a health assessment examination.

DONNA, I send you my test bellow for you to see what I am talking

about...

The range for the LDL is wrong according with the article

above...the range of the SERUM LDL should be under 3 and not under

5!!!

serum lipids

(MB1) - discuss with your doctor

SERUM CHOLESTEROL 6.5 mmol/L ( <5 )

SERUM TRIGLYCERIDES 1.48 mmol/L ( 0.00 - 1.80)

Serum HDL cholesterol level 1.46 mmol/L (1.00 - 2.20)

Serum LDL cholesterol level 4.37mmol/L (2.0 - 5.0)

TOTAL CHOLESTEROL : HDL RATIO - 4.45 ( 0 - 5.00)