# Articles

- [How to read a complete blood count without frightening yourself](https://demo.carelis.in/blog/reading-a-complete-blood-count): On a complete blood count, three numbers carry most of the meaning: haemoglobin, the total white cell count and the platelet count. Single values slightly outside the reference interval are common in…
- [Which blood tests actually need fasting, and which do not](https://demo.carelis.in/blog/fasting-before-a-blood-test): Fasting matters for fasting glucose, a lipid profile and an insulin level: eight to ten hours without food, water allowed. HbA1c, thyroid function, a complete blood count, liver and kidney function, …
- [What an annual health check should and should not include](https://demo.carelis.in/blog/what-a-health-check-should-include): A useful annual check for a healthy adult covers a complete blood count, fasting glucose or HbA1c, a lipid profile, liver and kidney function, thyroid function, and a urine routine, with blood pressu…