What do your lipase levels mean?
The short answer
Nobody we follow has said what your lipase should be. It comes up on the shows, but never with a number.
Your lab prints 0–60 U/L. That range exists to catch disease, not to describe your best.
What lipase measures
An enzyme the pancreas makes to digest fat.
Most of it comes from your pancreas, which makes it a sharper pancreas signal than amylase. Doctors reach for it first when pancreatitis is the question.
Checked against MedlinePlus — Lipase Tests.
Common questions
What is a normal lipase level?
Most US labs print 0–60 U/L. Your report grades you against that range. It exists to catch disease, not to describe your best.
What does your lipase number mean?
Under 0 U/L, your report marks it low. Between 0 and 60 it prints as normal. Over 60, your report marks it high. Nobody we follow has drawn a line inside that range.
What does the lipase test measure?
An enzyme the pancreas makes to digest fat. Most of it comes from your pancreas, which makes it a sharper pancreas signal than amylase. Doctors reach for it first when pancreatitis is the question.
Why is there no target here?
Because nobody we follow has named a number for lipase. If that changes, it will be here.