popular

Diabetes HbA1c check

This is an important test used to help detect prediabetes, diagnose type 2 or monitor a patient already diagnosed.

Finger-prick blood
1 tests included
2 days turnaround

£150.00

£99.00

About Diabetes HbA1c check

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a condition characterised by high blood sugar. Sugar levels are regulated by insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas. Insulin production and your body’s ability to use it is reduced in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, respectively. Glucose is the main sugar circulating in the blood which is broken down from the foods you eat. When levels exceed energy requirements, glucose binds to haemoglobin. Haemoglobin is vital for red blood cells (RBCs), the cells responsible for carrying oxygen in the blood. The complex of glucose and haemoglobin is called haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and the formation is irreversible.

The HbA1c level indicates the average blood glucose over the past 3 months as this is how long RBCs live for. Blood glucose levels are typically high in people with diabetes resulting in elevated HbA1c. Glucose is a short-term marker of blood sugar levels given it fluctuates hugely throughout a single day.

Why take the test?

This test measures the level of HbA1c and can be used to help detect prediabetes, diagnose diabetes type 2 or monitor a patient already diagnosed with diabetes.

 

What's tested

Diabetes

How it works

how-it-works-1

1

Purchase your Kit

Just order a test online and get your kit delivered right to your door unless you are ordering a COVID-19 Fit to Fly test where you will be given appointment options to attend our clinics across the United Kingdom for a nose and throat swab PCR test at the checkout stage.

how-it-works-1

2

Take your test and post

Follow our simple instructions to take your sample and post back the enclosed prepaid envelope to our accredited lab for processing. We also offer home or workplace visits by a qualified nurse. For COVID-19 Fit to Fly tests you must attend one of our partner clinics for our trained collection officers to take your sample. You will then have the results emailed to you.

how-it-works-1

3

Get results directly to your dashboard

You will receive an email notification from our medical team when your results are available on your secure personalised health dashboard.

loading...