Serum Triglycerides (Tg) - Book Test at Low Cost

What is a serum triglycerides test ?

Triglycerides are the fats or lipids which a body uses to store excess energy from a food. When an individual consumes more calories than they require, the body stores the excess calories as triglycerides for future. Although triglycerides are necessary for storing energy, a high blood triglyceride level is dangerous. Increased triglyceride levels can be a sign of a number of underlying medical conditions, particularly high blood pressure and cardiac disease. According to the american heart association every individual above the age of 20 should check their triglyceride and cholesterol level at least every 5 years.

Serum triglyceride test is a simple blood test which is used to determine the level of triglycerides in a blood and helps in diagnosing underlying health conditions.Understanding the symptoms and signs of high triglycerides level is crucial for prevention of associated health conditions however High triglycerides level is a condition which rarely shows any symptoms therefore  diagnosing this condition is a difficult task and the only way to do this is a serum triglycerides blood test.

What are the Benefits of Serum Triglyceride Blood Test ?

Triglyceride blood test have many benefits few of them are listed below : 

• Monitoring your triglyceride level regularly will allow you to diagnose the serious cardiovascular diseases early and based on your test result you can start taking preventive measure and avoid developing and actual serious complications
• Person who already have a chronic illness getting tested will help the clinician to monitor the effectiveness of the therapy 
• If a person diagnoses a slight increase in their triglycerides then they can start taking preventive measures such as regular exercise,proper diet etc to maintain their levels of triglyceride before it can aid in some serious illness.
• Identifying other health related issues : high levels of triglycerides might also indicate the increase the risk of other health conditions such as diabetes, liver disease etc.

Overall no matter what your age,whether you have cardiovascular disease or other chronic illness or you follow sedentary lifestyle it is always better to track your triglyceride level and work towards the goal for your healthy life

Symptoms that may call for a triglyceride blood test ?

• Obesity 
• Chest pain
• Fatigue 
• Shortness of breath
• High blood pressure
• Abdominal pain
• Enlarged liver 
• Yellowish bump on skin

Preparation required for the triglycerides blood test 

• No special preparation such as fasting is needed for this blood test
• Tell your doctor about your health condition
• Avoid alcohol and smoking before the test
• Take adequate rest and avoid dehydration before the test

Procedure for the triglyceride blood test

• Phlebotomist will tie a rubber band around your arm to find the vein
• Then an alcohol swab is used for cleaning the area to avoid infection
• After this, needle attached with the syringe is inserted into the vein
• With the help of the syringe the blood sample is collected in a vial
• Punctured site is covered with the cotton ball to avoid the bleeding
• After this the collected blood sample is sent to the lab for further analysis.

After Care

No special care is required, just leave your dressing strip on for at least 15 mins.

Triglyceride normal range

Reference range of triglyceride is listed below

• Normal : Less than 150 mg/dL
• Borderline : 150-199 mg/dL
• High : 200-499 mg/dL 
• Extremely high : more than 500 mg/dL 

Required documents for triglyceride blood Test

• A doctor's prescription. 
• A valid government ID.

Triglyceride Test price in Delhi

Triglyceride Test cost varies INR 200 to INR 500 by region and facility. So constantly get tested at trustworthy diagnostic centres like Ganesh Diagnostic. If you want to book serum triglyceride tests (Tg) in Delhi at best prices then choose Ganesh diagnostic centre as we provide discount upto 50% off.

Why you should choose ganesh diagnostic centre for all your diagnostic needs

• Ganesh diagnostic is one of the biggest and the most trusted diagnostic centres and has 1M+ happy customers.
• We provide free doctor consultation.
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•  We provide a free home sample collection.
• We provide 100% accurate results at an affordable range.