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How to manage cholesterol? how much should i test my cholesterol if it is high
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Cholesterol?: Here is a Mayo Clinic article on self- management of high cholesterol: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/manage/ptc-20181978. I think you might be the person who wrote in earlier with health anxiety about cholesterol levels. I encourage you to ask you physician's advice about how often your level should be drawn.
Answered 6/3/2017
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