Triglyceride test

The fats your body burns as fuel. More than any other value, they react to what you ate and drank.

€3.93. You pay at the desk, not online.

Triglyceride test: what it is for

Triglycerides are the fats that circulate in your blood as fuel. More than any other value, they react to what you ate and drank. When they are high, alcohol, sugar or too little movement are often behind it, and they usually come down within a few weeks once habits change.

Why it is done

Some triglycerides come from food, the rest is made by your liver. It makes more when you eat a lot of sugar or drink alcohol.

That is why they are the most direct window on how your body handles sugar and alcohol. Read together with HDL, they can show that your body is struggling with sugar, often before your glucose rises.

How the triglyceride test is done

It is a blood test, done at a Bianalisi lab without a prescription. You can add other tests to the same draw.

Questions about the triglyceride test.

Do I need to fast for a triglyceride test? Yes, it is better. You are usually asked not to eat from the evening before and to avoid alcohol in the days before. You can drink water.

How much does the triglyceride test cost? €3.93, from Bianalisi’s private list for Lombardy. You pay at the desk on the day of the draw, not online.

Do I need a prescription for the triglyceride test? No. You book it here without a prescription and pay at the Bianalisi desk.

When do results arrive? Within 10 working days, in the Rosa app, with each value next to the lab’s interval. The report a doctor approves is in the Rosa membership.