Better Lives with Care.Wallet: High Cholesterol in Australia

Cholesterol is a type of fat that circulates in the blood. It is essential for many metabolic processes, including the production of hormones and building cells. Too much cholesterol in the bloodstream can lead to fatty deposits building up in the blood vessels, making it harder for blood to flow and increasing the risk of heart disease or stroke. For people with high cholesterol, there are often no symptoms or signs — they can have high cholesterol yet feel well.

According to 2017–18 Australian National Health Survey research, one in three Australians aged 18 years and over (~5.6 million people) have abnormal or high total cholesterol levels according to their blood test results. As with many health conditions, the prevalence of high cholesterol increases with age with the sharpest increase happening over the age of 45. Currently, only 10.1% of people self-reported having high cholesterol as a current and long-term health condition. This suggests that the majority of people with high cholesterol results were either unaware that they had the condition or did not consider it to be a current or long term problem.

Care.Wallet was designed with the main purpose of making healthcare easier and more accessible for everyone around the world. A great and universal solution for managing most health diseases is the How Are You Feeling Today Care.Card. Having this Care.Card in Care.Wallet each patient can get full control of live health stats, their current health condition and share this data with their relatives, family and doctors. Everyone is able to stay connected and ensure the person suffering from illness is getting the correct care at the correct time.

Using this Care.Card a patient can track their cholesterol level and share the data instantly with their doctor. At the same time, the doctor can check live data and give recommendations to the patient instantly. Appointments can be requested by a healthcare provider when certain symptoms show up in the data. If an appointment is requested, the patient can then schedule non-emergency medical transport to pick them up and get them there on-time.

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