This panel checks thyroid function, blood sugar control, cholesterol and three key vitamins from a single blood sample. It suits people who want a broad snapshot of their metabolic health, especially if they plan to repeat it every few months.
9 biomarkers as listed by Blue Horizon Medicals.
The Metabolic Check draws together nine biomarkers: B12, folate and vitamin D, a lipid profile, HbA1c for blood sugar, ferritin for iron status, and thyroid markers (TSH, Free T3 and Free T4). Together these give a general picture of how your metabolism, thyroid and nutrient levels are behaving, which is why the provider suggests repeating the panel every six months if you are making lifestyle changes.
Against the metabolism tests we track, nine biomarkers is a modest count, placing it in the bottom fifth for clinical depth, and the price of £94.25 sits about a fifth above the median for similarly sized panels. Where it does well is collection: you can give a finger-prick sample at home, or choose a venous draw at a clinic or a nurse home visit, and results come back quickly.
The clarity score is high because the listing sets out the full biomarker list, sample options and turnaround clearly, though it does not describe what the report itself looks like. A doctor reviews your results, which lifts the results and follow-up score, and trust signals are solid: Blue Horizon Medicals has traded for over 17 years, uses UKAS-accredited partner labs, and holds a 4.2 Trustpilot rating from 395 reviews.
This suits you if you want a broad, repeatable check-up covering thyroid, blood sugar, cholesterol and key vitamins in one go, particularly if you are tracking changes over several months of lifestyle changes. The choice of finger-prick, clinic or nurse-visit collection makes it flexible if you cannot get to a clinic easily. If you only want a single marker, such as just thyroid function or just vitamin D, a smaller single-marker test would likely be cheaper; the sheet does not name a specific cheaper alternative for this exact combination, so we cannot point to one directly.
You can give a finger-prick sample at home, or opt for a venous blood draw at a Tuli Pharmacy or Superdrug venue, or have a nurse visit you at home; select your preferred option at checkout. Once your sample reaches the lab, it is processed and a doctor reviews the results before your report is issued. Results are typically available within a day of the sample arriving.
The Metabolic Check covers thyroid function, HbA1c, a lipid profile, ferritin and three vitamins for £94.25, with your results reviewed by a doctor. It sits above the typical price for a metabolism panel of this size, but you can choose a finger-prick, venous or nurse-visit sample and get results back quickly. There is no directly comparable rival test in this sheet, so price should be read against the wider metabolism category rather than a single competitor.
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.
9 biomarkers, placing it in the 18th percentile of metabolism tests we track.
A finger-prick sample you take at home; with a venous or clinic option as well; a home nurse visit is offered; results in around 1 days, well ahead of the metabolism norm of 5.
Results are reviewed by a doctor; the provider does not describe the report format.
Trustpilot 4.2 from 395 reviews; accredited lab (UKAS ISO 15189 partner labs); trading 17+ years.
£94.25 against a median of £78.00 for the 7 similarly sized metabolism tests we track (+21%).
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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