Cholesterol Test Kit
A quick and easy (CE approved manufactured in EU) finger prick home blood cholesterol test kit that can give an indication to see if your blood cholesterol is normal.
In conjunction with the Channel 4 Show "The Food Hospital" their is a special offer available to people who wish to take part in the trial to monitor their cholesterol levels.
Colour change when using the kit denotes levels of cholesterol in blood, intensity of the colour developed by the reaction is proportional to cholesterol concentration in the blood.
Visual Cholesterol testing kits permit the semi-quantitative determination of cholesterol concentration in human capillary blood.
The patient can perform the test by himself or herself; test result must however be put forward to the GP to monitor the interpretation of results.
This test is useful to monitor cholesterolemia in people with diabetes, high blood pressure and familial hyper cholesterolemia.
It is specially recommended for people with familial cases of heart diseases before the age of 60.
What Is Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fatty substance known as a lipid. It is mostly made by the liver from the fatty foods we eat and is vital for the normal functioning of the body.
Having an excessively high level of lipids in your blood "hyperlipidemia" can have a serious effect on your health as it increases your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
It is recommended to check blood cholesterol levels of all people who smoke, drink alcohol and eat a fatty diet and are over weight or do not exercise regularly.
This test should not replace quantitative method for the determination of blood cholesterol.
High cholesterol foods in your diet could be making you ill, changing your diet and adopting a healthy eating plan.
Consuming more healthy food or taking nutritional supplements can help in lowering your cholesterol levels.
Simple to use blood cholesterol testing kit you can use at home to give an indication of high blood cholesterol levels or low cholesterol levels.
Cholesterol Test Kit Contents
Contents of cholesterol test kit
- 1 test disc, 1 micro-lancet
- 1 buffer solution, 1 plaster
- Instruction for use
How To Check Your Cholesterol At Home
Conducting the cholesterol test, required accessories
- sterile gauze
- timer or watch displaying seconds
Full instructions included
Principle of test, the test is based on the reaction Cholesterol Esterase/Cholesterol Oxidise/Peroxidase/chromogen.
Cholesterol concentration is estimated by comparison with comparative cardin the range 150-400mg/dl. Comparative card is included in the box. Intended use for rapid determination of blood cholesterol.
Cholesterol Test Results
A comparative colour card is included in the box to compare your results from the blood cholesterol levels test Intended use is for rapid determination of blood cholesterol levels. LDL cholesterol test and HDL cholesterol test for cholesterol levels.
