The hospital gives yearly low cost blood tests (no doctor visit involved). You walk in, pay, they take blood, and mail the results. I am 30, 5'11", overweight (guessing 215, I don't know, size 38 jeans). I am very active, walk several miles a day, do heavy chores, etc. My cholesterol is 217 (I eat plain bran flakes for breakfast, oatmeal, rice, etc. watch it the rest of the day, small portions of meat, etc., it has always been high, though 3 points lower than last time). My blood pressure is good/normal. No food/liquid from 10pm to the test at 7:30 am, and I walked about 1/2 mile a little while before the test to check cows, then a 30 minute drive to the hospital. I was wondering if this is a problem or what I should do. I know, doctor, but the ones within a couple hours distance are not very good. You basically have to tell them what's wrong with you before they know anything, I'm not exaggerating. They've misdiagnosed members of my family, mixed wrong medicines together, etc. I don't trust them unless I "have" to go.
Anyway, other than cholesterol, the only thing mentioned in the results is what's in the subject (the amount actually is printed like > 60 , the same way the reference number looks).
Here are a few other numbers
sodium 142
potassium 3.9
chloride 102
co2 32
glucose 77
bun 11
creatinine .8
bun/cr ration 14
calcium 9.2
total protein 7.1
albumin 4.7
globulin 2.4
Thanks.
edit: I drink a good amount of fluids, mainly plain tea and diet soda though.