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Diabetes Check

Your average blood sugar over the past two to three months.

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  • Next dayresult, after the lab receives your sample
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Diabetes Check: blood test kit box

What it is for

  • Diabetes Check

    Why people check it

    Type 2 diabetes is hard to spot from symptoms and can go on for years before treatment starts. Over a million people in the UK have it without knowing. Too much sugar in the blood slowly harms the small blood vessels, and through them almost every organ. A blood test is the clearest way to know where you stand.

    Can be done with a finger-prick kit at home, at a collection point or with home collection on request.

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    Diabetes Check

    Who it is for

    Adults who want to keep an eye on their blood sugar, and people living with diabetes, who are advised to repeat it every few months, at least twice a year, so their doctor can adjust treatment if needed.

  • Signs

    There are rarely clear signs. People check it when

    • They want to know where their blood sugar stands
    • Lifestyle or genes may put them at higher risk
    • They already live with diabetes and want to see how well it is managed

How to give your sample

The app shows which ways are open for this test before you pay.

  • A kit at home

    A kit arrives by Royal Mail. You collect the sample and post it back the same day, Monday to Thursday, in the prepaid envelope that comes with the kit, at a Royal Mail priority postbox. Collection instructions come with the kit.

  • A collection point

    A blood sample taken at a collection point near you, found from your postcode in the app.

  • Home collection: on request

    You ask in your account, and the team replies with a price and a date. Nothing is charged now.

How it works

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The result arrives in the app.

It is yours: keep it, or send it to the doctor of your choice: only a doctor can say what it means for you. This page explains what the test is for; it does not replace a consultation.

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