HbA1c Diabetes Blood Test Kit
Blood sugar and diabetes
A home finger-prick HbA1c test for blood sugar, with a doctor's report.
In brief…
Order online, take a small finger-prick sample at home, and post it back. A doctor reviews your results and sends a written report recommending any follow-up. Results are usually ready the next day after your sample reaches the lab. No consultation needed.
HbA1c Diabetes Blood Test Kit
Blood sugar and diabetes
£45.00 plus £3.95 postage
What you need to know
You might want this if you have symptoms such as thirst, tiredness or passing more urine, if diabetes runs in your family, or if you carry extra weight and want to know where you stand. If you already have diabetes or prediabetes, it shows how things have been running over recent months. Because it reflects an average, a single reading is not thrown off by what you ate that morning.
Measures HbA1c, your average blood sugar over the past two to three months. HbA1c is the standard test used to diagnose and monitor diabetes.
It measures:
HbA1c - your average blood sugar over roughly the last two to three months
A raised level can indicate prediabetes or diabetes and is used both to diagnose and to monitor
It does not show short-term or day-to-day swings in blood sugar
Order the kit, take a small finger-prick sample at home, and post it back in the prepaid envelope. A doctor reviews your results and sends a written report, recommending any follow-up.
£45.00 plus £3.95 postage
No consultation is included. A doctor reviews your results and writes your report. If anything needs a closer look, the report tells you what to do next, and you can book a short consultation.