Cholesterol 2015
Had my cholesterol level tested recently:
Jan 2014 Jan 2015 Ref. range
Total cholesterol 5.9 6.0 < 5.2
HDL ("good") 1.67 1.43 > 1.04
LDL ("bad") 3.8 4.1 < 2.6
Triglycerides 0.9 1.0 < 1.7
Total/HDL ratio 3.5 4.2 < 5.0
So things get a little worse than a year ago but it's still ok. I can comfort myself knowing that I just recovered from slight illness prior to the blood test and I was hardly exercising for the two days before the test. So the HDL count was probably a little underestimated. I had fried chicken though and so maybe that was why the LDL count went up hehehe.
Since a year ago, I had another alternate exercise routine: treadmill. I used it whenever I cannot swim (mostly due to weather) or I feel tired to think of yoga routine.
Also, I took the opportunity to test for G6PD defiency, hoping that it would go away like what happened to KH. Nope, no such luck. Later, I researched on the net and all sources, including medical ones, said it isn't possible for the deficiency to disappear @@. KH, pay me RM20 :P
Jan 2014 Jan 2015 Ref. range
Total cholesterol 5.9 6.0 < 5.2
HDL ("good") 1.67 1.43 > 1.04
LDL ("bad") 3.8 4.1 < 2.6
Triglycerides 0.9 1.0 < 1.7
Total/HDL ratio 3.5 4.2 < 5.0
So things get a little worse than a year ago but it's still ok. I can comfort myself knowing that I just recovered from slight illness prior to the blood test and I was hardly exercising for the two days before the test. So the HDL count was probably a little underestimated. I had fried chicken though and so maybe that was why the LDL count went up hehehe.
Since a year ago, I had another alternate exercise routine: treadmill. I used it whenever I cannot swim (mostly due to weather) or I feel tired to think of yoga routine.
Also, I took the opportunity to test for G6PD defiency, hoping that it would go away like what happened to KH. Nope, no such luck. Later, I researched on the net and all sources, including medical ones, said it isn't possible for the deficiency to disappear @@. KH, pay me RM20 :P
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