Description
Triglycerides test is used to evaluate the risk of developing heart disease. Triglycerides - Serum triglyceride analysis has proven useful in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus, nephrosis, liver obstruction, other diseases involving lipid metabolism, and various endocrine disorders. In conjunction with high density lipoprotein and total serum cholesterol, a triglyceride determination provides valuable information for the assessment of coronary heart disease risk. It is usually ordered as part of a lipid profile and measures the amount of triglycerides in your blood.
Triglycerides are a type of lipids (fat). Your body gets triglycerides from fats in the food you eat and it can also make triglycerides in the liver. The Trigyceride test will measure the level of triglycerides in your blood. Significant deviations from the normal range may require further evaluation by your physician.Abnormal triglyceride levels can be indicator of heart disease. These levels can be influenced risk factors such as cigarette smoking, hypertension, family history of heart disease, pre-existing heart disease or previous heart attack, men over the age of 45, women over the age of 55 and diabetes. This test can be a routine checkup once every five years or more frequently.
If you are undergoing treatment for high triglycerides or have risk factors of heart disease; Diabetics as triglycerides increase when blood sugar levels or not managed well, we recommend that you seriously consider this test.
