RAVNAH offers a total lipid profile along with a comprehensive cholesterol and glucose screening on the first Wednesday of each month (see schedule below). The total lipid profile is a group of tests to determine risks for heart disease and stroke.

Why should I have my cholesterol and glucose checked?

More than 2,600 Americans die each day of cardiovascular disease. High levels of cholesterol in your blood may lead to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Knowing your cholesterol levels, getting your blood pressure checked, and having your risks explained is a first step to find out how you are doing.

In past years, the focus had been on simply knowing your total cholesterol level. Recent studies show that knowing and monitoring your "bad cholesterol", or low-density lipoprotein (LDL), is vitally important in preventing heart disease. The LDL cholesterol and triglycerides (fats) build up in the inner walls of your arteries. This accumulation of fat, or plaques, leads to a narrowing of the blood flow in the arteries and eventually limits the blood flow to your heart and brain. If a blood clot forms, and blocks the blood flow to your heart, it causes a heart attack. If a blood clot blocks an artery leading to or in the brain, a stroke results.

The total lipid profile is used as a guide in deciding how a person at risk should be treated. The results of the tests are considered, along with other known risk factors of heart disease, to develop a plan for you.

The cost for this test is:

$30 for Complete Lipid Profile including Triglycerides, LDL, HDL, Total Cholesterol, TC/HDL Ratio & Fasting Blood Sugar (fasting required). 

Please call in advance to register and to review test preparation procedures, if required. For Rutland County appointments call 775-0568 and for Dorset appointments call 362-1200.

For further information and to register, please call RAVNAH at 802.775.0568.

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