Cholesterol Monitoring

Cholesterol is needed in the body because it plays an important role in many bodily functions that are needed to maintain overall health. When certain types of cholesterol begin to get too high however, health problems could begin to set in. Alere markets a point-of-care meter that helps measure cholesterol within minutes from a simple fingerstick blood sample allowing physicians to immediately provide results to patients and assess what is happening in their body’s cholesterol levels. With that information, individuals can make life choices to improve their cholesterol levels and overall health.

It is important for people to know their cholesterol levels since high blood cholesterol is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke. Armed with information about high cholesterol, people can be empowered to make lifestyle changes to lower cholesterol in order to decrease the risk for coronary heart disease.