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A 48-year old asked:

Can eating before a cholesterol test mess it up?

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A 42-year old asked:

How to tell if I have fast for 14 hours before a cholesterol test?

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A 41-year old asked:

I'm wondering what effect would eating a chocolate doughnut have on a cholesterol test?

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A 30-year old asked:

Why can't you drink liquids before a cholesterol test?

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A 32-year old asked:

Might consuming coffee with half and half affect my cholesterol test?

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A 31-year old asked:

Would it be possible that a cholesterol test tell you if you have diabetes?

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A 48-year old asked:

Will a heavy fat-filled meal the day before affect fasting cholesterol test?

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A 37-year old asked:

Might eating something high in sugar (such as a donut) before taking a cholesterol test affect the outcome?

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A 67-year old female asked:

What does 4.68 numbers mean in women cholesterol test . Ref range 2.00-519. Trigly 1.52 ref range 0.45-2.20?

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A 37-year old male asked:

Hi my mom is going to take a cholesterol test tomorrow. Should she fast, if so how many hours? She didn't ask the Dr. Thank you

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A 27-year old male asked:

Did a cholesterol test & I dont know how to read it & total 144, hdl 35, total/hdl ratio 4.1 is this normal,high or low & bp 120/78?

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A 54-year old male asked:

First cholesterol test in 1982 was 203. Last test in 2013 was 213 with LDL and hdl all in normal ranges. Is this a good or bad sign?

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A 39-year old asked:

Cholesterol test: does fasting include water and should i take lipitor (atorvastatin) night before test?

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A 46-year old asked:

What does it mean if red blood cells are present in your Hdl cholesterol test ?

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A 41-year old asked:

If i smoked weed, and then went for a normal cholesterol blood test. Would there be signs of the drug in my blood?

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A female asked:

Can I drink alcohol the night before a cholesterol blood test?

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A 40-year old asked:

Can I drink water if im going to have sugar and cholesterol blood test?

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A 44-year old female asked:

Can having high cholesterol cause chest pains? And on a cholesterol blood test, which is the bad cholesterol the HDL or LDL and Triglycerides?

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A 43-year old asked:

How can you test cholesterol levels?

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A member asked:

I do not understand the shorthand of Dr alvis. What is cv ds, nmol/l, , nmr particle test cholesterol wrong issue?

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A male asked:

How good is the fingerstick cholesterol and lipid test they do at Walgreens?

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A 47-year old asked:

Do you need to feast to test for cholesterol?

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A 20-year old asked:

Does eating before a blood test raise cholesterol levels?

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A 39-year old female asked:

I test my cholesterol its 246 ama my ldl is 177? Is itdangerous? How can I protect myself?

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A 35-year old female asked:

Should I worry for my lipid panel test results cholesterol 186 trygglyceride 189 HDL 46 and Lowe density lipoprotein calculated is 102?

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A 22-year old male asked:

22 yr / Have Chest Pain on and off, above/upper Left and Right, Never in the Middle. health Test Normal. Cholesterol Normal, Not diabetic, ECG normal?

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A 22-year old male asked:

Have dull ache Chest Pain on and off, above/upper Left and Right, Never in the Middle. health Test Normal. Cholesterol Normal, Not diabetic, ECG Fine.

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A 31-year old male asked:

My blood test shows cholesterol 228, triglycerides 84, HDL 52, LDL 159. Fasting blood sugar 101.What should I do? Medication or diet?

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A 35-year old female asked about a 46-year old male:

Cardiac profile test ck-mb 17; ck 182; trop-t negative, lipid profile test total cholesterol 249mg/dl; triglyceride 169 ;hdlc 30; ldl 185 ;vldl 34?

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A 26-year old asked:

Are fingerstick cholesterol tests accurate?

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