Three highs is the general term for hyperlipidemia, hypertension and hyperglycemia.
Hypertension means that the blood pressure in the circulatory system is higher than normal, usually refers to the increase of systemic arterial blood pressure, which is a common clinical syndrome. Under normal circumstances, it is normal to take mercury below 140/90mm, and hypertension above160/95 mm. Because it happened unconsciously, it was called "silent killer".
Hyperlipidemia refers to high cholesterol or triglyceride in blood or low high density lipoprotein cholesterol, which is called dyslipidemia in modern medicine. It is the main factor leading to atherosclerosis, and it is also a risk factor for the occurrence and development of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Its onset is hidden, and most of them have no clinical symptoms, so it is called "invisible killer".
Hyperglycemia means that the glucose content in human blood is higher than the normal level. It is an independent pathological change in the body. The lesion is located in the blood, and the nature of the lesion is disorder of blood glucose metabolism. The clinical manifestations of hyperglycemia can have obvious symptoms, such as dry mouth, excessive water, excessive urine and emaciation; It can be a recessive symptom without obvious subjective discomfort.