Think again.
Just because you FEEL fine doesn’t mean you ARE fine. Yes, your outward presentation may reflect a picture-perfect bill of health. However, you don’t really know what’s going on with your body until you delve into its inner workings.
This is why skipping common medical tests shouldn’t happen. Period. Common medical tests can be essential in the early detection of underlying health issues. For example, a simple blood glucose test can indicate the presence of prediabetes and diabetes, and a two-minute cholesterol test can be a predictor of heart disease and plaque buildup.
The moral of the story is that skipping these tests only hurts you and the people you love. You’d rather know about and control a health issue rather than letting it go until it’s too late, right?
This week, consider getting with the program and scheduling those tests you’ve been avoiding. You may be 100 percent fine, and that’s a good thing. However, you just may learn something that could save your life.
Here are eight common tests that doctors may prescribe, one of which is ordered in emergency situations.
- Blood Glucose Test and A1C
Diabetes is a disease associated with impaired blood glucose levels. This killer health condition affects more than 29 million Americans. However, more than 8 million of those people don’t know they have it.