{"product_id":"at-home-blood-test","title":"At-home Blood Test","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou have been told your results are normal. You still do not feel like yourself. Both of those things can be true at once, and the gap between them is usually where the answer is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is testing chosen for your history, by the clinician who will read it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a fixed panel sold to everybody, and not a printout you are left to decode alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo ways to do it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA kit you use yourself, £180.\u003c\/strong\u003e It arrives at your door and you take the sample with a device that sits on your upper arm, not the needle you are probably picturing. You post it back. Nothing to keep in the diary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA phlebotomist who comes to you, £230.\u003c\/strong\u003e They take the sample from a vein in the usual way, at your home, at a time you chose. Some markers can only be measured properly this way, and we will tell you honestly if yours are among them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarkers chosen for what you are actually describing, agreed with you before anything is posted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaboratory analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA written report, included, and yours to keep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour results back within 3 to 5 working days of the laboratory receiving your sample\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we might look at\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepending on your history and your symptoms, this can cover hormone levels relevant to what you are describing, thyroid function, iron and ferritin, vitamin D and B12, and metabolic markers such as HbA1c, fasting glucose and fasting insulin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich markers are appropriate is decided with you. \u003cstrong\u003eTesting everything is not thoroughness, it is noise, and it usually just creates worry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBeing straight with you\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA blood test is one piece of what is going on. It sits alongside your history and how you actually feel, and it does not replace either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a diagnosis, and it does not replace your GP. \u003cstrong\u003eIf you feel unwell and it cannot wait, contact your GP or NHS 111.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Restora Clinic","offers":[{"title":"At-home kit, posted to you","offer_id":55042372272470,"sku":"RC-TEST-KIT","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A phlebotomist visits you","offer_id":55064233509206,"sku":"RC-TEST-PHLEB","price":230.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/6045\/6022\/files\/service-blood-test.png?v=1787180541","url":"https:\/\/restoraclinic.com\/products\/at-home-blood-test","provider":"Restora Clinic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}