Measuring cholesterol levels is simple. Your GP or nurse will take a small blood sample which is then used to measure the amount of cholesterol in your blood. Before this test you will normally need to fast (not eat) for eight to twelve hours or overnight in order that an accurate reading can be made.
The only way to find out if you have a raised cholesterol number is to get a blood test as you cannot normally tell if you have a raised level. Also remember recommendations have recently changed and leading UK heart doctors now recommend lower cholesterol numbers than previously suggested. You may want to discuss this with your doctor.
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