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Cherish Your Heart

Take care of your heart. Reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by eliminating the risk factors you can control and managing the risk factors you cannot control.

Know your numbers:
Fasting blood glucose: Optimal <100
Pre-diabetes: 100-125
Diabetes: >126

Blood pressure: Optimal <120/80
Pre-hypertension: 120-139/80-89
Hypertension: >140/90

Lipids: Total cholesterol <200
Triglycerides: <150
HDLC: >40
Optimal LDL: <100