| B |
C |
M |
T |
Lab |
Target |
| |
Blood Glucose |
| B |
C |
M |
- |
HbA1c |
4.0
to 5.0% (NGSP)
20 to 31 mmol/mol (IFCC)
68 to 97 mg/dL (eAG)
5.3% or higher requires attention. |
| B |
C |
M |
- |
Fasting (FBG) |
70
to 90 mg/dL (3.9 to 5 mmol/L) |
| B |
C |
M |
- |
Postprandial (PPBG) |
100
mg/dL (5.5 mmol/L) or less, but ideally no rise from FBG |
| - |
- |
M |
- |
Fasting Insulin |
Ideally 0
Attention indicated above 3 µIU/mL (21 pmol/l) |
| |
Blood Pressure |
| B |
C |
M |
- |
Systolic |
90 to 115 mmHG
(12 to 15.3 kPa)
(115/80 mmHg and lower, but not much lower than 90/60 mmHg,
or 15.3/10.7 kPa and lower, but not much lower than 12/8 kPa) |
| B |
C |
M |
- |
Diastolic |
50 to 70 mmHg
(6.7 to 9.3 kPa) |
| |
Inflammation and Calcification |
| - |
C |
- |
- |
Calcium Score (Agatston) |
Zero.
If non-zero:
Growth -100 to +10% per year (lower is better)
The CAC test is a “CT calcium” and not a CT angiogram.
In some locales, EBT scans may still be available.
Get at least a 64-slice in any case. |
| B |
C |
- |
- |
C-Reactive Protein (CRP or
ls-CRP) |
0
to 1.0 mg/L (and zero is fine)
Getting a precise reading below 1.0 might require hsCRP |
| - |
C |
- |
- |
Homocysteine |
Dashboard has: 0 to 10 µmol/L
(0 to 1.35 mg/L) |
| |
Lipids (Standard Panel)
Important: take this test fasting
(you may be falsely told that’s not necessary). |
| B |
C |
M |
- |
Triglycerides (TG) |
Under
60 mg/dL
Dashboard has: 30-60 mg/dL
(0.34 to 0.68 mmol/l) |
| B |
C |
M |
- |
High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) |
60 mg/dL
or higher
Dashboard has: 60-240 mg/dL
(1.55 to 6.2 mmol/l) |
| B |
C |
M |
- |
Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL, actually LDL-C) |
“worthless”
DLDL, aka LDL-D is not much more useful.
If someone insists on a simplistic number to gauge
against consensus guidelines, use:
LDL-P# ÷ 10
Dashboard has: 50
to 70 mg/dL (1.3 to 1.8 mmol/l) |
| B |
C |
M |
- |
Total Cholesterol (TC) |
“ignore it” |
| |
Lipids
(Advanced Lipoprotein Panel) |
| - |
C |
- |
- |
Apoprotein B |
0
to 70 mg/dL (0 to 0.70 g/L) |
| - |
C |
- |
- |
B100/A1 Ratio |
0.5 or less
Cureality Program Guide |
| - |
C |
- |
- |
IDL (intermediate-density lipoproteins) |
Dashboard has: Zero |
| - |
C |
- |
- |
LDL Particle Number |
600
to 800 nmol/L |
| - |
C |
- |
- |
Small LDL Particles |
“no
higher than 20% of total” |
| - |
C |
- |
- |
Large HDL Particle Number (HDL2b) |
Dashboard has: 4.8
to 24 µmol/L |
| - |
C |
- |
- |
Lipoprotein(a) |
<10
mg/dl (electrophoresis),
<30 mg/dl (VAP), or
<50 nmol/L (NMR)
Note: VAP is no longer available, but you might have older readings. |
| |
Micronutrient Serum Levels |
| B |
C |
M |
- |
Magnesium (RBC Mg) |
upper
half of lab “Reference Range,” or even slightly above it
(and not Serum Magnesium) |
| - |
C |
M |
- |
Omega-3 Index |
Dashboard has: 10.0 to 12.0% |
| - |
C |
M |
- |
Omega-6/Omega-3 Ratio |
0 to 2:1
(Undoctored, page 191 of print edition) |
| - |
C |
M |
- |
Vitamin D (25-OH
Vitamin D3) |
60
to 70 ng/mL (150-180 nmol/L)
(and not 1,25-di-OH-vitamin D) |
| |
Phenotype |
| - |
C |
- |
- |
Apo E (Apolipoprotein E) |
One-time genetic test: cannot be changed, but is important to know.
If your out-of-pocket for the test is US$100 or more, consider
getting a complete genome sequencing from 23andMe (Ancestry
test suffices), which
provides raw data that you
can use to determine Apo E status (but 23andMe does not
fully report it themselves, even on the Health and Ancestry test). |
| |
Thyroid
Note: if on thyroid hormones, take daily dose after test. |
| - |
C |
- |
T |
Free T3 (fT3) |
Upper half of lab “reference range”
(Undoctored, page 284 of print edition) |
| - |
C |
- |
T |
Free T4 (fT4) |
Upper half of lab “reference range”
(Undoctored, page 284 of print edition) |
| - |
C |
- |
T |
Reverse T3 (rT3) |
Lower
half of Reference Range. |
| - |
C |
- |
T |
Thyroid Antibodies:
TPOAb
TgAb
TSI
(TBII)/TRAb |
Preferred tests are TgAb and TPOab. Target
is within "normal" lab range, for both. A single antibody test is not
dispositive on thyroid autoimmunity. |
| B |
C |
M |
T |
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) |
0.2 to 1.5 µIU/mL
(Undoctored, page 284 of print edition) |
| |
Metabolic |
| B |
- |
M |
- |
BMI (body mass index) |
Dashboard has: 18.5
to 24.5 kg/m2
(This is an extremely vague measure, but
one you are likely to get routinely. It mostly falls
apart for the very tall, and entirely falls apart
for the very young and the extremely fit.) |
| B |
- |
M |
T |
Temperature (arising oral) |
97.3°F (36.3°C) or higher, but not much higher
(Undoctored, page 286 of print edition)
This would be done at home
by you. If not asked for or asked about by your doctor,
that may be revealing about the quality of care afoot. |