CHOLESTEROL AND GLUCOSE SCREENINGS
WATCH FOR SUMMER/FALL
SCHEDULE
FOR ADDITIONAL DATES
Cholesterol screens are $10.00 for new screens
and $6.00 for re-screens. Glucose screens are $6.00
(Persons who are not residents of the Health District will have
to pay an additional dollar per test.)
Appointments for glucose screens require a
brief phone interview as they are not for everyone. All screening
clinics require appointments.
PLEASE CALL 248-4528
WHAT IS A SCREENING?
Quinnipiack Valley provides screenings for cholesterol and glucose.
The cholesterol screening is a fingerstick test which measures
the total blood cholesterol. You do not need to fast for this screen. It takes three
minutes to get the result. It does not measure good and bad
cholesterol.
The glucose screen also uses a fingerstick sample of blood. The
results are obtained
within 18 seconds. This test is best performed when people have fasted
after 10:00 p.m. of the previous night.
You should understand that a screening test such
as performed by QVHD is not a diagnostic test. While it gives you
a numerical value representing your total cholesterol or your fasting
glucose level, such screenings do not consider other risk factors or
your health status. A screening does not substitute for medical
diagnostic testing or medical care. When a screening result is
high, you are referred to your medical doctor for follow-up care.
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