Lab values, explained
Understand Your Results
What each value measures, why it moves, and when a number deserves a conversation.
Haemoglobin (Hb)g/dL
Haemoglobin carries oxygen inside red blood cells. Low values define anaemia — a finding, not a diagnosis: iron deficiency, blood loss, chronic disease and…
HbA1c%
HbA1c reflects your average blood sugar over roughly three months. Values of 5.7–6.4% are generally read as prediabetes and 6.5% or above supports a…
LDL Cholesterolmg/dL
LDL is the cholesterol fraction most tied to artery disease. There is no single universal target: guidelines set stricter goals the higher your overall…