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Blood markers
Articles on the blood markers that describe men's metabolic health: what each marker measures, the UK reference ranges and what a result may indicate. A clinician, not the test, makes any diagnosis.
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Prediabetes in men: what an HbA1c of 42 to 47 means and what to do next
An HbA1c of 42 to 47 mmol/mol means non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, not diabetes. What the figure means for men, and the next steps NICE and the NHS set out.
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What does a men's health blood test check for?
The 10 markers a men's metabolic blood test measures across heart, liver, blood sugar and thyroid, what each shows, UK reference levels and what comes next.
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Silent liver disease (MASLD): signs your liver is under strain
What MASLD is, why it causes no early symptoms, the late signs, who is at risk, how the UK diagnoses it and what the evidence says about improving it.
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High cholesterol in men: warning signs you should not ignore
High cholesterol usually has no symptoms. The risk factors that cluster in men, the few signs that do appear, UK target levels and when to ask for a test.
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Metabolic syndrome in men: symptoms, causes and what to do about it
What metabolic syndrome is, the five criteria with UK thresholds, why men are more exposed, the signs most men miss, and what the evidence says helps.
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Why men ignore weight gain until it becomes a health problem
Two in three men in England carry excess weight, and most delay acting. What happens inside meanwhile, and what knowing your blood markers changes.
