home cholesterol testers - High Cholesterol Message Board

roboto · 09-15-2003, 11:22 AM

are they any good? accurate? any brands that anyone can recommend? thanks.

pcovers · 09-15-2003, 12:38 PM

Do a google search on CardioChek. There are two versions. One sells for $200+/-. The other has the same accuracy and precision but performs a full lipid panel with a single sample. It costs several hundred dollars more.

GeorgiaPeech · 09-16-2003, 12:39 PM

I tried a home test (around $17 for two tests) for total cholesterol only with no fasting. Kind of a waste of money since I get tested by the doctor often enough but I wanted to see how and if they work. Not very well it seems - the total reading bore scant resemblance to the doctor's lab results.\

Am I allowed to give the product name here? Or will I be banned if I do?

pcovers · 09-16-2003, 04:26 PM

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Originally posted by GeorgiaPeech:
I tried a home test (around $17 for two tests) for total cholesterol only with no fasting. Kind of a waste of money since I get tested by the doctor often enough but I wanted to see how and if they work. Not very well it seems - the total reading bore scant resemblance to the doctor's lab results.\

The method used by these tests are distinctly different than the method used by the Cardiocheck meters.

GeorgiaPeech · 09-16-2003, 07:50 PM

Yes, I'm sure it is very different. The original poster asked if anyone had used home tests and I was merely reporting that I had tried one and wasn't that impressed with it.

In retrospect I also wonder why one would feel the need to be able to perform these tests at home instead of having them done at a lab.