Are triglycerides of 500 high?
See a doctor soon, within days. At triglycerides of 500 mg/dL (5.7 mmol/L) the risk of pancreatitis starts to rise, so cut alcohol and sweet drinks today. Severe stomach pain is the ER.
What it means
Triglycerides are the fat your body carries for energy, and they tell you about the last few weeks more than the last few years. A normal meal raises triglycerides about 26 mg/dL at most, for up to 6 hours.
Your whole panel
One number is half the story. Put in the rest and see your LDL and non-HDL against the goal for your risk.
When to get help now
Chest pain or pressure isn't a cholesterol question: call 911. Triglycerides of 500 or more need a doctor within days, 1000 or more the same week, and severe stomach pain with them is the ER. Cholesterol rises in pregnancy on purpose, so take any number to your midwife or doctor. If you take a cholesterol medicine, your goal comes from your prescriber.
