I just got some blood test results back, and everything is in normal ranges except triglycerides. This isn't the first time I've seen this. It got me wondering if anyone else has seen it in their own results?
I'm 30, 5'10, 147 lbs, and run about 70 mpw. Triglycerides were 170, which is categorized as "borderline high,"
Your triglicerides would be high if you are eating constantly throughout the day. Since many runners eat all the time, there levels would be higher. Triglicerides themselves are not that dangerous (unlike cholesterol) and are linked with heart conditions simply because a lot of couch potatoes that snack throughout the day have high triglyceride levels as well (they are also obese and have high cholesterol typically as well).
170 is not really high. Most fatties have levels in the 300s or higher.
Was this a fasting sample? If not the result means nothing.
I wouldn't worry about it...they are barely elevated...that's what I would tell you if you were
my patient. You are healthy.
You doctor yet? wrote:
170 is not really high. Most fatties have levels in the 300s or higher.
Was this a fasting sample? If not the result means nothing.
I wouldn't worry about it...they are barely elevated...that's what I would tell you if you were
my patient. You are healthy.
No, I forgot to fast and ate breakfast 90 minutes before the test. Even so my glucose was 83, which is in the normal fasting range. I also ran 8 miles before breakfast, if that has any impact.
They list 150-199 mg/dl as "borderline high." If I understand right, TGs more or less exclusively come from the liver, and excess calories are converted to TGs to be processed later? I wondered if a slightly elevated number would be expected in an endurance athlete, since we are training our bodies to burn large amounts of energy in a short period of time. Would the body be producing extra TGs to be stored for or replenish used stores from training?
btw the last post was me.
If you weren't fasting, your results are worthless.
joedirt wrote:
If you weren't fasting, your results are worthless.
This. Get tested after fasting. Some docs will put you on meds if your levels are borderline like yours. Get a retest
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