Heart Health Standard
Heart Health Standard
Easy at-home lab test to check your cholesterol levels and help to identify or monitor diabetes.
This test kit allows:
This test kit allows:
🩸 A finger prick
🏠 Easy and quick blood collection at home
🧪 Reliable Laboratory Results
🕐 Results by email in 24h - 48h
Tested parameters
Tested parameters
Triglycerides, Total Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, HDL% Total Cholesterol and % Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c).
What is included in the test:
What is included in the test:
☑️ The kit includes all the material necessary for sample collection and shipping;
☑️ Cost of sending the kit back to the laboratory;
☑️ Detailed instructions and training videos;
☑️ Digital results;
☑️ Specialized support if necessary.
When to test
When to test
- You must be fasting to perform this test.
- Collection must be carried out before 11:30 am on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and returned the same day by post to a delivery point or by scheduling a collection before 12 pm.
Amount of blood to be collected:
Amount of blood to be collected:
For the yellow-capped collection tube you must collect a minimum amount of blood of 600 μL.
For the purple-capped collection tube you must collect a minimum amount of blood of 250 μL.
Fast:
Fast:
You must be fasting to perform this test.
Who should take the test?
- If you want to access your heart disease risk;
- If you have a family history of heart disease;
- Anyone who is overweight or obese;
- Anyone who has a sedentary lifestyle;
- If you drink alcohol frequently;
- He is an active smoker and does little physical activity;
- Anyone who has a personal family history of Type 2 Diabetes;
- In case of taking cholesterol medication.
Tested parameters
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
HbA1c measures your average blood sugar levels over the past 3 months. This test can be used to help diagnose diabetes or prediabetes and can also be used to monitor diabetes disease.
Triglycerides
Triglycerides are a type of lipid found in the blood and are part of total cholesterol levels. When we consume more calories than we burn, the excess is converted into triglycerides and stored in our body as fat.
Cholesterol
Cholesterol helps our bodies produce hormones, vitamin D and bile (important for digesting food). If levels are too high, there may be an increased risk of heart disease.
LDL
Commonly referred to as bad cholesterol, LDL is essential for our health. At high levels, LDL can cause fatty deposits to build up inside the walls of our arteries and potentially lead to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.
HDL
HDL cholesterol is a high-density lipoprotein that is produced in the liver and is part of total cholesterol. HDL helps remove LDL (bad cholesterol) from the bloodstream and send it back to the liver.