Cholesterol home test kits

[SRDS]

Hi everyone!

How are we all?

Quick question please? How reliable are cholesterol testing home kits?

With thanks

Shaivi

[Heather1957]

I never even knew there were such things as I thought it was done via a blood test, I will be interested in this too.

[nellie237 in reply to Heather1957]

Monitor My Health is an NHS Lab in Exeter. I use them for additional thyroid testing, but have just ordered my 1st test to include cholesterol. Results are usually available online within 48hrs. MMH do a fairly basic cholesterol test for £24. Other accredited labs I know of are Medichecks, Blue Horizon & Thriva (as outoftheblue mentioned).

I try and order when I have a blood test due, and ask the lovely ladies in the path lab to fill the test tube for me, which they don't mind doing at all.

NB. Test early in the week, as you don't want the sample sitting in a sorting office over the weekend.

[SRDS in reply to nellie237]

Thanks Nellie237 😊 This is very valuable information

I will check these out.

Shaivi

[SRDS]

Thanks Outoftheblues This is very helpful. I just checked their website. 🙂

Shaivi

[SRDS]

Just an update. Did my online research and as mentioned by Outoftheblues, Thriva seems to be more accurate because of the breakdown of good and bad cholesterol given.Check the following website for a comparison

google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dail...

Thank you all