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Blood/Urine Test Results
I haven't drank alchohol for 3 years and am now trying to obtain a life insurance policy. As of recent I had a blood, urine test conducted. The mojority of the results are normal, however here are a few results that are of concern: BILI. TOT 1.3 (Range .1-1.2), ALT (SGPT) 52 (Range 0-45), GGT (GGTP) 105 (Range 2-65), Cholesterol 204 (140-199), Triglycerides 227 (Range 10-150).
Odds are that these measurements are correct. So am I going to make it? Are these measurements too far off the chart to get covered on a life insurance policy? Should I start picking out a grave site today? Please advise.... Thanks!!
Odds are that these measurements are correct. So am I going to make it? Are these measurements too far off the chart to get covered on a life insurance policy? Should I start picking out a grave site today? Please advise.... Thanks!!
Hi
Remember that a 50 ALT reading is not that high if the patient is not caucausian
Regards
scuba
Remember that a 50 ALT reading is not that high if the patient is not caucausian
Regards
scuba
Congratulations on quitting drinking, that's a great step towards improved health. You are on a Hepatitis board so Im wondering, do you have hepatitis? Have you been tested and screened for Hep B and C? Are you vaccinated for Hep B and A? Do you suspect you might have hepatitis? Maybe you'd benefit from having further evaluation done.
Your numbers don't look very bad to me but insurance companies have their own internal rules so Im sure it depends on what their guidelines for insuring you are as to if they will insure you or not. I'd get further evaluation of your liver if they reject you or you feel you want more info.
Im no doctor but you might benefit from improving your diet. Have you had an ultrasound of your liver? That checks for "fatty liver" which means what it sounds like, fat build up in your liver and can cause your enzymes to be elevated, the treatment is to lose any excess weight, eat a nutritional diet free of the "bad" things like processed foods and saturated fats and sugar and to exercise regularly. Fatty liver is quite common, there is no treatment for it other than lifestyle changes. Alcohol can speed up the build up of fatty liver so not drinking is a big plus.
Your numbers don't look very bad to me but insurance companies have their own internal rules so Im sure it depends on what their guidelines for insuring you are as to if they will insure you or not. I'd get further evaluation of your liver if they reject you or you feel you want more info.
Im no doctor but you might benefit from improving your diet. Have you had an ultrasound of your liver? That checks for "fatty liver" which means what it sounds like, fat build up in your liver and can cause your enzymes to be elevated, the treatment is to lose any excess weight, eat a nutritional diet free of the "bad" things like processed foods and saturated fats and sugar and to exercise regularly. Fatty liver is quite common, there is no treatment for it other than lifestyle changes. Alcohol can speed up the build up of fatty liver so not drinking is a big plus.
Every other measurement is in line. There was a time, however, when I had a little to much fun with alchohol... I thought that the liver rebounds once a person stops???
GREAT that you have stopped drinking especially in light of your liver enzymes.
To understand what they are (your alt and ast numbers) every time a liver cell dies it releases an "enzyme" so the more enzymes the more of your liver is being killed off. It is how I was diagnosed as having hepC in a simple blood test...and I had NO idea I had it in this world.
If you do have HepC you will not be able to get life insurance. I'm pretty sure with elevated enzyme levels like that they will ask you for the additional test. They don't want to give us guys a fair shake if they don't have to and it's the perfect excuse.
But - regardless of whether you do or not...you do need to pursue finding out exactly WHAT is wrong.
The ALT isn't that high but it does warrant looking at.
To understand what they are (your alt and ast numbers) every time a liver cell dies it releases an "enzyme" so the more enzymes the more of your liver is being killed off. It is how I was diagnosed as having hepC in a simple blood test...and I had NO idea I had it in this world.
If you do have HepC you will not be able to get life insurance. I'm pretty sure with elevated enzyme levels like that they will ask you for the additional test. They don't want to give us guys a fair shake if they don't have to and it's the perfect excuse.
But - regardless of whether you do or not...you do need to pursue finding out exactly WHAT is wrong.
The ALT isn't that high but it does warrant looking at.
I'm not a doctor, but do you know of any reason why your liver enzymes are elevated? Have you been screened for hepatitis A, B and C? There are many possible reasons why they might be elevated, but that's something you definitely want to look into. Healthy people who aren't infected with hepatitis and have no other risk factors should have normal liver enzymes. Your triglycerides are high too, do you know your LDL and HDL ratio? From what I recall that's the most important thing to know when considering the artery clogging effects of a high fat diet.
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