Goals for health maintenance: The following are the target values of key health parameters that you should be aiming at. These parameters are measured by means of periodic Health Checkups. Please discuss with your doctor regarding how to go about attaining these targets. These targets are not absolute and may need to be reset by the treating physician according to the specific requirements and limitations presented by individual patients. Body weight: BMI <25 (for those with medium to heavy build) BMI <23 (for those with light to medium build) Waist circumference: <90 cm (for men) <80 cm (women) Blood Pressure: <140/85 <130/80 (for diabetics) <125/75 (for those with increased albumin in urine) Fasting Blood Sugar <100 mg/dL <120 mg/dL (for diabetics) 2 hr Post-prandial Blood Sugar <140 mg/dL <180 mg/dL (for diabetics) Hb A1c (Glycosylated Haemoglobin) 4-6 % <7% (for diabetics) LDL cholesterol <160 mg/dL (for those with very low risk for coronary heart disease) <130 mg/dL (for those with low risk for coronary heart disease) <100 mg/dL (for those with moderate risk for coronary heart disease- diabetics and hypertensives) <70 mg/dL (for those with known coronary heart disease) HDL cholesterol >40 mg/dL (for men) >50 mg/dL (for women) Triglycerides <150 mg/dL (ideal) <200 mg/dL (acceptable) Haemoglobin: >13 mg/dL (men) >12 mg/dL (women) WBC Count: 3500 to 11000 /microL Platelet Count: 150 to 400 thousands/microL ESR <30 mm/1st hr S creatinine <1.3 mg/dL Blood urea <45 mg/dL Sodium 130 to 145 mmol/L Potassium 3.5 to 5.2 mmol/L Calcium corr for albumin 8.5 to 10.5 mg/dL Uric acid <7 mg/dL (for men) <6 mg/dL (for women) TSH 0.3 to 4.2 microIU/mL SGPT (ALT) <60 IU/L Albumin >3.5 g/dL Globulins <3.5 g/dL