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How to Prepare for a Blood Test: Fasting Rules, Do’s & Don’ts
Which blood tests need fasting, for how many hours, can you drink water or tea, and should you take your medicines? A simple preparation guide for every common lab test.
Read guideFull Body Checkup: Tests Included, Price & Who Needs It
What does a full body checkup include, which package should you choose and how often should you take one? Compare our Essential and Executive health packages.
6 min readDiabetesHbA1c vs Fasting Blood Sugar: Which Diabetes Test Do You Need?
Understand the difference between HbA1c and fasting blood sugar, their normal ranges, and when doctors use each test to diagnose and monitor diabetes.
5 min readThyroidThyroid Test (T3, T4, TSH) Explained: Normal Ranges & What Results Mean
Learn what T3, T4 and TSH measure, normal thyroid ranges, how to read your thyroid report and how to prepare for the test.
5 min readVitaminsVitamin D Deficiency: Symptoms, Test & Normal Levels
Why vitamin D deficiency is so common in India, the symptoms to watch for, normal vitamin D levels and how the 25-hydroxy vitamin D test works.
5 min readHeart HealthLipid Profile Explained: Cholesterol, LDL, HDL & Triglycerides
Understand every number on your lipid profile report — total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, VLDL, triglycerides and ratios — and what the normal ranges are.
5 min readBlood HealthHow to Read a CBC Report: Haemoglobin, WBC & Platelets
A plain-language guide to your complete blood count report — haemoglobin, RBC indices, WBC differential and platelet count — with normal ranges.
6 min readKidney HealthKidney Function Tests: Creatinine, BUN, Uric Acid & Electrolytes
Which blood and urine tests check your kidneys, what the normal values are and who should get tested regularly.
5 min readLiver HealthLiver Function Test (LFT) Explained: SGOT, SGPT, Bilirubin & More
What each parameter of a liver function test means, normal LFT values, common causes of abnormal results and how to prepare.
5 min readVitaminsVitamin B12 Deficiency: Signs, Causes & the B12 Test
Vitamin B12 deficiency is common among vegetarians and older adults in India. Learn the symptoms, causes, normal B12 levels and when to get tested.
4 min readHealth CheckupsHow Often Should You Get a Health Checkup? An Age-wise Guide
A simple age-wise guide to which health tests you need and how often — for your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond.
5 min readBookingHome Sample Collection: How It Works & How to Book
How Live Line home blood sample collection works — booking, preparation, the visit and getting your report — in the cities we serve.
3 min readHeart HealthECG at Home in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana: Cost, Process and Cities
How much an ECG at home costs, what the technician does, how long it takes and which towns in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have home ECG from Live Line.
4 min readPricesBlood Test Price List 2026: CBC, Sugar, Thyroid, Vitamin D & More
Current prices for 19 common blood and urine tests at Live Line Health Care, with fasting rules and report times. Same price in every city in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
3 min readHeart HealthECG Test: What It Shows, Normal Values and When You Need One
What an ECG (electrocardiogram) records, what a normal ECG looks like, which heart problems it can point to, how to prepare and when doctors ask for one.
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