Getting your Lipid Test Results at Home | By #DrJPartyka | @ Take Charge@PHARMATIVE Care Team
Recently, I found myself completing an annual physical exam with lab tests and without getting blood tests for cholesterol and lipids ordered. I'm a healthy middle age man and I know the importance of obtaining these test results. As cholesterol increases in your blood your health risk increases too. Cholesterol and other substances can form hard plaques along the lining of your blood vessels known as atherosclerosis. These types of plaques narrow your arteries and make them less flexible which increases your risk to coronary heart disease, heart attacks and stroke. High cholesterol does not present to you with any symptoms and this is why it's important for you to get your blood tested. (1, 2)
Did you know that you can easily obtain an at home cholesterol test which is FDA certified and at a reasonable cost?
For me, I decided to order one online through Amazon in the state of California, it was a Cholesterol Test FDA Certified Complete Lipid Panel LDL, HDL and Triglycerides Test Kit for approximately $59 USD. (3)
I received this home test in the mail and it's important to note that there may be some state restrictions on use. I read and closely followed all of the instructions in the kit including fasting overnight. I decided to take the test early in the morning. The test was simply a prick of my finger and 4 drops of blood was squeezed into the test container. Next, I filled out my personal information on a registration form and I then placed both in an envelope to drop in the mail. I received my test results within approximately 3 to 4 weeks. Good news, my test results were normal and I will bring these certified results to my next clinic visit to be placed in my medical record, and I recorded my results in my health journal with the date of my test. Finally, I will submit a manual claim to my insurance company for reimbursement of my test. Cross your fingers.
So, take charge of your cholesterol test results and if you're not able to see your doctor soon, be sure to know that you can easily get these vital lab test results at home and at a reasonable cost online.
Have you ever used a home lab test kit? Which test? Was it easy to use? Join the healthy conversation today.
Sources:
(1) circ.ahajournals.org/con..1795
(2) heart.org/HEARTORG/..ticle.jsp
(3) fda.gov/MedicalDev..125686.htm
Tags: #HighCholesterol #HeartHealth #AtHomeTests #Amazon #Pharmative
Recently, I found myself completing an annual physical exam with lab tests and without getting blood tests for cholesterol and lipids ordered. I'm a healthy middle age man and I know the importance of obtaining these test results. As cholesterol increases in your blood your health risk increases too. Cholesterol and other substances can form hard plaques along the lining of your blood vessels known as atherosclerosis. These types of plaques narrow your arteries and make them less flexible which increases your risk to coronary heart disease, heart attacks and stroke. High cholesterol does not present to you with any symptoms and this is why it's important for you to get your blood tested. (1, 2)
Did you know that you can easily obtain an at home cholesterol test which is FDA certified and at a reasonable cost?
For me, I decided to order one online through Amazon in the state of California, it was a Cholesterol Test FDA Certified Complete Lipid Panel LDL, HDL and Triglycerides Test Kit for approximately $59 USD. (3)
I received this home test in the mail and it's important to note that there may be some state restrictions on use. I read and closely followed all of the instructions in the kit including fasting overnight. I decided to take the test early in the morning. The test was simply a prick of my finger and 4 drops of blood was squeezed into the test container. Next, I filled out my personal information on a registration form and I then placed both in an envelope to drop in the mail. I received my test results within approximately 3 to 4 weeks. Good news, my test results were normal and I will bring these certified results to my next clinic visit to be placed in my medical record, and I recorded my results in my health journal with the date of my test. Finally, I will submit a manual claim to my insurance company for reimbursement of my test. Cross your fingers.
So, take charge of your cholesterol test results and if you're not able to see your doctor soon, be sure to know that you can easily get these vital lab test results at home and at a reasonable cost online.
Have you ever used a home lab test kit? Which test? Was it easy to use? Join the healthy conversation today.
Sources:
(1) circ.ahajournals.org/con..1795
(2) heart.org/HEARTORG/..ticle.jsp
(3) fda.gov/MedicalDev..125686.htm
Tags: #HighCholesterol #HeartHealth #AtHomeTests #Amazon #Pharmative
Home lab testing is a good option for my parents.