Comprehensive Diabetes Test Home Test Kit

A three-marker home test for blood glucose control, using a finger-prick blood sample and a urine sample to check glucose, HbA1c and microalbumin. Suits people who want the same diabetes and kidney check as the clinic version without a venous blood draw.

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Sample: Mixed
Collection: At-home finger-prick and urine, post to lab
Results in: 1 day
Biomarkers: 3

Tests for

Glucose
Glycosylated HB
Microalbumin

Compare Health Test Score Finger-prick diabetes check, done entirely at home

£195.00

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Test specifications

Provider: Better2Know
Sample type: mixed
Collection method: at-home finger-prick and urine, post to lab
Turnaround time: 1 day
Biomarkers tested: 3
At-home test: Yes
Doctor reviewed: No
Gender focus: Both

What's tested

3 biomarkers as listed by Better2Know.

Diabetes

Glucose

Glycosylated HB
Microalbumin

About this test

This kit checks the same three markers as Better2Know's clinic-based Comprehensive Diabetes Test: blood glucose, HbA1c (average blood sugar control over roughly the past three months), and microalbumin, a urine marker linked to early kidney changes sometimes seen with diabetes or high blood pressure. The difference is collection: this version uses an at-home finger-prick and a urine sample you post to the lab, rather than a clinic blood draw.

There's no named comparison group for this test in our data, so direct rivals can't be checked here. Among the wider range of similarly sized diabetes tests we track, its three markers place it well up that range for depth, though at £195 it costs well above the typical price for tests of this size.

It scores well on collection convenience, since the whole sample can be collected at home, and on clarity, since the listing sets out the sample types and turnaround. It scores poorly on price against similarly sized tests, and only moderately on results and follow-up, because a doctor does not review the results as standard.

Who is it for?

This suits you if you want the same glucose, HbA1c and microalbumin check as Better2Know's clinic test but would rather avoid a venous blood draw, using a finger-prick sample at home instead. As with the clinic version, we don't have named peer tests to compare it against directly, so it's worth checking prices for similarly sized diabetes tests elsewhere, since this one sits well above the typical price for its size.

How it works

You collect a finger-prick blood sample and a urine sample at home using the kit provided, then post both to Better2Know's laboratory. Results are available within one working day of the sample arriving, shown in your secure online patient area; a doctor does not review them as standard, though Better2Know can arrange a private consultation separately.

Pros & cons

Pros

Whole sample, blood and urine, can be collected at home rather than at a clinic.
Avoids a venous blood draw by using a finger-prick sample instead.
One-day turnaround from the sample reaching the lab.
Covers the same three markers as Better2Know's clinic-based version.

Cons

Priced well above the typical cost for similarly sized diabetes tests.
No named comparison group, so this price is hard to check against direct rivals.
Results are not reviewed by a doctor as standard.

Our editorial score

Compare Health Test Score Finger-prick diabetes check, done entirely at home

Editorial confidence: 9.0/10

This home kit checks glucose, HbA1c and microalbumin from a finger-prick blood sample and a urine sample you collect yourself and post to the lab. It covers the same three markers as Better2Know's clinic-based Comprehensive Diabetes Test, but avoids a venous blood draw, and at £195 sits well above the typical price for similarly sized diabetes tests. Results are not reviewed by a doctor as standard.

Score breakdown

Clarity and documentation 9.0/10

The listing publishes a detailed description, the full biomarker list, a stated turnaround, clear collection options, the sample type; it does not state what the report looks like.
Clinical depth 9.2/10

3 biomarkers, placing it in the 78th percentile of diabetes tests we track.
Collection convenience 8.0/10

A finger-prick sample you take at home; results in around 1 days, well ahead of the diabetes norm of 2.
Results and follow-up 3.0/10

Results are not doctor-reviewed and no consultation is included; the provider does not describe the report format.
Trust signals 6.5/10

Trustpilot 4.2 from 775 reviews; CQC registered; trading 18+ years.
Value for money 2.0/10

£195.00 against a median of £68.00 for the 22 similarly sized diabetes tests we track (+187%).

Calculated 13 September 2026 from the facts we hold about this test and provider, using our published scoring formula. Scores are not hand-edited.

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