Measures HbA1c to assess average blood glucose over recent months and support diabetes diagnosis or monitoring.
Blood testing is available to adults aged 18 and over.
How does it work?HbA1c reflects your average blood-glucose exposure over roughly the previous two to three months. It is widely used both to help diagnose type 2 diabetes and to monitor how well diabetes is being controlled over time.
Persistently raised blood glucose can damage blood vessels and affect many organs. Because type 2 diabetes can be present for a long time before obvious symptoms develop, HbA1c is particularly useful for screening people at risk. For people already diagnosed with diabetes, regular HbA1c testing helps show whether current treatment and lifestyle measures are achieving appropriate glucose control.
The biomarkers included in this profile are grouped below so you can see exactly what is being assessed.
HbA1c reflects average blood-glucose exposure over the previous few months. It is widely used to identify diabetes and to monitor longer-term blood-sugar control.
HbA1c reflects average blood-glucose exposure over approximately the previous two to three months. It is widely used to diagnose type 2 diabetes and monitor longer-term glucose control.
Whether you use a home test or have your sample taken with one of our trained clinicians, our blood tests are quick and easy to use.
At home, or in one of our testing locations.
Home kits include return postage. Professionally collected samples are sent to the laboratory for analysis.
We provide a secure link to your results and our doctor’s comprehensive report.
Laboratory results are provided with reference ranges which are based on the normal test results of a large group of healthy people from the same age group and gender as yourself.
Sometimes, healthy people get results outside the reference range, while people with health problems can have results in the normal range. If your results fall outside the reference range, or if you have symptoms despite a normal result, you may require more testing or wish to discuss the result with your GP. Alternatively you can book an appointment with one of our Private GP for £49 if you would like to discuss your results in more detail.
For simplicity, we provided your results graphically, so they are easy to understand. Any result flagged amber is outside of the standard range. Normal results are in green.
