When your doctor orders a blood test to measure levels of cholesterol in the body, the result is assigned to number one. In some cases, the doctor can break the numbers and suggest that HDL, LDL and triglycerides are.
Unless you are aware of what the appropriate level, you may be in risk of cardiovascular disease or in some cases, a candidate for a heart attack. Today, it is more important than ever to ask the doctor what the numbers not only for total cholesterol, but LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol), HDL (good cholesterol) and triglycerides.
What should be the numbers?
 • HDL should be 50 mg or higher for women and 40 mg or more for men.
 • LDL should be 100 mg depending to160mg individual risk factors for heart disease. Less than 100 mg is necessary if you suffer from coronary artery disease or illness in May, which puts at risk such as diabetes.
 • The rates of Triglycerides should be below 150 mg.
• A total cholesterol (total) must be less than 200 mg.
If you have received the report of the blood by your physician and total cholesterol / HDL ratio is 4.1, for example, a note is added to the report stating that a ratio of 3.1 to 10.0, the cardiovascular risk is high.
In some cases, people taking statins for cholesterol May was assessed a decrease in total cholesterol. However, there if the HDL level is very 50mg lower than necessary for good cardiovascular health. In fact, even with diet and exercise the May level still too low.
In this case, the doctor may recommend taking a drug called Niaspan. What does Niaspan comply HDL while reducing LDL and triglycerides. Once a day, This drug has been shown to increase HDL by up to AS 22% (based on a dose of 2000 mg per day). It lowers LDL by 14% and triglycerides by 28%.
Initially, you may be required to take 1,000 mg a day. This is an appropriate amount to begin treatment Niaspan. Finally, the doctor increased the dose of 2000 mg per day.
For those of you who have been prescribed this medication, it is recommended that you either take an aspirin or Alka-Seltzer before taking Niaspan. Or will reduce both the most common side effects are flushing and itching.
Additionally, we recommend that you take the Niaspan same time each night – preferably before bedtime. Do not drink hot liquids before or after taking the drug, as it will appear side effects mentioned above.
Once this has been medicine for some time, not only constantly increasing HDL 50 mg and then stay at that level, but you do not have to take an aspirin or Alka-Seltzer tablet with him. Blood tests will be necessary every three months to monitor progress.
The news with a cholesterol level of 150 can be wonderful, but if the HDL is below 50, and triglycerides are above 150, you may need to start using this type of medication to regulate and control these levels.
Lillian M. Varrassi is a writer and website owner of Health-Mind-Body.com. This site was created to provide a wealth of knowledge and advice on healthy living and self-healing thought for women. You will also find articles on health issues for children, men, and seniors. For more information, please visit: http://www.health-mind-body.com
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