METABOLIC
Including Insulin, HbA1c, triglyceride, ApoB
16 biomarkers covering insulin resistance, HbA1c, fasting glucose, lipid sub-fractions, and the inflammation markers that predict metabolic syndrome years before symptoms appear.
Results in 5 days · UK labs · ISO 15189
Free delivery. UKAS-accredited UK labs. Posted back the same day from a finger-prick at home.
14-day cooling-off, cancel any time before you open the kit. Cancellation terms
Most people with pre-diabetes don't know it. HbA1c — the three-month average of blood sugar — drifts up gradually, and the NHS only flags it once it crosses the diabetes threshold. This panel looks at HbA1c, fasting glucose, and fasting insulin together, which gives you the metabolic picture five to ten years before any one of them alone would. Anything off feeds straight into your plan.
Ideal for
The kit arrives in a small box with a finger-prick lancet, two vials, and a prepaid return envelope. The whole sample takes about ten minutes at home, no clinic visit and no needle.
Drop the sealed return envelope in any post box the same day. Your sample lands at the UKAS-accredited UK lab the next working day. Results in your inbox within five days of the lab receiving the sample.
HOW WE READ IT
Every marker is read against optimal ranges from the published research, not just the NHS disease thresholds.
See the science behind the rangesSee exactly what you get. View a sample report
VS THE FIELD
£159 for 16 biomarkers. Function Health charges $499 for the US equivalent. Numan starts at £119. The NHS does not offer this combination.
QUESTIONS
The Metabolic Health panel measures 16 markers: fasting glucose, fasting insulin, HbA1c, HOMA-IR (calculated), a full lipid panel including ApoB and triglycerides, hs-CRP, liver enzymes (ALT, GGT), uric acid, and ferritin. Together they map insulin resistance, lipid quality, and inflammation — the early-warning markers of metabolic syndrome.
Fasting glucose can stay in the normal range for years while insulin is climbing to keep it there — that is what insulin resistance looks like on a blood test. Measuring both lets you calculate HOMA-IR, a long-standing research index of insulin sensitivity that catches metabolic dysfunction 5 to 10 years before HbA1c would flag pre-diabetes.
Yes. A 9 to 12 hour overnight fast is essential for accurate fasting glucose, fasting insulin, and HOMA-IR. Water, black tea, and black coffee (no milk or sugar) are fine during the fasting period. Without fasting, the insulin and glucose values reflect your last meal, not your underlying metabolic state.
Yes. The Metabolic Health panel is the right way to track how a GLP-1 (semaglutide, liraglutide, tirzepatide) is changing your underlying metabolic health, not just your weight. Insulin, HbA1c, ApoB, and triglycerides typically improve together — testing at baseline and 3 months in shows whether the medication is doing its job at the biology level.
General Energy & Wellness includes HbA1c and a basic lipid panel as part of a broad wellness baseline. The Metabolic Health panel goes deeper on metabolic syndrome specifically — adding fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, ApoB, uric acid, and GGT — without the thyroid or vitamin markers. Pick this one if your concern is specifically cardiovascular or metabolic risk.
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THE PROPOSITION
Metabolism, years before a diabetes diagnosis.
WHAT YOU GET
THE NEXT STEP
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