Do I Have to Pay for a cholesterol test?

terrimolo

hi,
I started a low carb diet last week, and it's all going great so far (Tim Ferriss really is my hero!) anyway, i'm eating 2 eggs each day for breakfast and sometimes for tea too. although i've read that eggs don't increase your cholesterol, i've read that they do as well. fortunately i really love eggs!
anyway, as i have a history of heart disease in my family, i'd like to get my cholesterol levels checked, but the tests look like they cost quite a bit of money online. can i request a cholesterol test at my gps? will they do it for free?i don't even know if they do it as a request (i.e. the gp hasnt requested it) i think they might refuse because i'm in my early twenties. does anybody know?
also its quite hard to get an appointment at my gps, can i get it done ata pharmacists for free?

thanks for any info guys!

belfastgirl23

Not a medical expert but wasn't the whole business of eggs contributing to bad cholesterol discredited a few years ago?

I don't think you need a cholesterol test personally but I did get one on request from my GP. However I had been told by another health professional to have it checked and the GP did ask why I wanted it and I think was much more sympathetic when I said this. HTH

suki1964

Your Gp can do a test free, if he thinks you need one.

Its always advisable to speak with your GP when going on a diet, esp one thats seen as radical. It may be that you discussing this change of diet with him and voicing your concerns will prompt him into offering the test.

Mercy

Is this any use?

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/366038/free-cholesterol-checks-in-sainsbur/



Mx

Fantabulous

I got my cholesterol test done for free at my GP's

lilac_lady

LLoyds the chemist do free health testing including cholestorol ones.

Ted_Hutchinson

Total cholesterol is not related to heart disease.

Just look at the facts and then draw a line showing the trend between ‘total cholesterol, men, and ‘cardiovascular disease mortality,

Now look at the situation for women

Try to explain what actually happens in practice

Does lower cholesterol relate to longer lives for females?

Where is the evidence that that lower total cholesterol levels are associated with longer life?

Big Fat Lies

Dave101t

btw, you can eat 20 eggs a day and it wont adversely affect your cholesterol, but it sure may give you the runs.

Ted_Hutchinson

Listen Again to Today's Food Program today On Omeg3<>Omega 6 ratio Interesting to see how appreciation of this issue is beginning to change. Still got a long way to go but we beginning to see signs of a change on the horizon.

Stephan on "A Practical Approach to Omega Fats"