Diabetes 360° Package
28 parameters across 4 body systems, from one simple sample.
Overview
A 28-parameter checkup across 4 body systems — Diabetes, Kidney Function, Lipid Profile — sugar & kidney. Includes free home collection, a free doctor review and a smart report in 6 hours.
The full panel
28 tests across 4 groupsEvery parameter, grouped by body system — no clicking to expand.
What this test measures
Twenty-eight parameters that describe diabetes as a whole-body condition rather than a single sugar reading: fasting blood glucose (the 'sugar test'), HbA1c for the roughly three-month average, kidney function including urine microalbumin, and a lipid profile.
Blood sugar is the diagnosis; the kidneys, the lipids and the blood pressure are the complications. Diabetes damages small blood vessels quietly, and the earliest measurable sign in the kidney — a small amount of albumin leaking into the urine — appears years before creatinine moves at all. Ordering these together is what makes the panel a surveillance tool rather than a sugar check.
Symptoms that lead to this test
- Passing urine more often, especially at night
- Unusual thirst or a persistently dry mouth
- Unexplained weight loss despite a normal appetite
- Tingling or numbness in the feet
- Known diabetes due for its three-to-six-monthly review
Understanding your results
An HbA1c of 5.7–6.4% falls in the range commonly described as prediabetes and 6.5% or above is in the diabetic range on standard criteria, but a diagnosis is made by a doctor on repeat testing and the clinical picture, not by a single report. HbA1c can read falsely low when red cells are turning over quickly (recent blood loss, haemolytic anaemia, pregnancy) and falsely high in iron deficiency — one of several reasons the fasting glucose is measured alongside it. A raised urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio needs confirmation on a second sample, since exercise, fever and infection can all cause a transient rise.
Indicative only. Reference ranges vary between laboratories and between testing methods, and shift with age, sex and pregnancy — always read your own result against the range printed on your own report, with the doctor who ordered it.
| Parameter | Indicative range | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Fasting blood glucose | 70–99 · 100–125 prediabetic range · 126+ diabetic range | mg/dL |
| HbA1c | Below 5.7 · 5.7–6.4 prediabetic range · 6.5+ diabetic range | % |
| Urine albumin/creatinine ratio | Below 30 | mg/g |
| Serum creatinine | 0.7–1.3 (men) · 0.6–1.1 (women) | mg/dL |
| LDL cholesterol | Below 100 (optimal) | mg/dL |
Why the preparation matters
Fasting glucose is defined as no calorie intake for at least eight hours, and 10–12 hours is used here so the lipid profile is valid from the same draw. HbA1c itself does NOT need fasting — it reflects the last two to three months — so if you have already eaten, the HbA1c and kidney markers can still be run. Take your usual diabetes medication only after the sample unless your doctor has told you otherwise.
Who should consider this test
- Anyone already diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes
- Adults over 35 with a BMI above 25
- Anyone with a parent or sibling who has type 2 diabetes
- Women with a history of gestational diabetes or PCOS
- People on long-term steroids
Conditions it helps detect
How home collection works
Patient stories
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