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If you already have a phlebotomist or local clinic that can take blood, then there is no need to use one of our mobile nurses. Blue Horizon Medicals have been supplying vacutainer kits to our patients since 2009. Vacutainer kits require a healthcare professional to take your blood, and often your own GP, practice nurse, or your local hospital or clinic will be glad to assist. The advantage of a vacutainer kit is that it can hold a lot of blood, making testing for over 40 parameters possible, and a blood draw is more likely to succeed than with a fingerprick microtainer sample.We do not offer finger prick kits in Ireland due to the higher margin of error.
Once you have ordered your blood test, one of our nurses will be in touch to arrange your phlebotomy if you choose to use this service. There is no postal kit to wait for (our nurse will bring all equipment) and if the collection is successful you'll just need to post the blood back to the laboratory in Dublin in the envelope supplied by the nurse. There is an average lead time of seven days between ordering you blood test and the Nurse attending. If you choose self arrange sample collection all you will need to do is wait for your test kit to arrive, arrange for your own sample to be taken and post the blood back to the laboratory in Dublin in the envelope supplied. * Please note: You must be 18 or over to use our nurse visit service.
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This Private Blood Test for Hba1C is available across Ireland through our Nurse home visit service.
Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is a measurement of glucose levels in your blood. This is more advanced than a simple blood glucose test, which gives a snapshot view only. Glucose attaches itself to the red blood cells, and as these red cells exist for around 8-12 weeks, knowledge of the amount of glucose attached can provide an idea of the level of sugar in your blood in recent weeks.
Knowing this background level of glucose is important if you’re looking to monitor or diagnose type 2 diabetes. This test also aids in understanding how well controlled blood sugar levels are being managed for people who already have been diagnosed with diabetes.