Name: Metabolic Health Test
Brand: heySlim
Price: 129.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Question 1

What is included in the Metabolic Health Test?

Accepted Answer

A finger-prick collection kit posted to your door, freepost return to the lab, analysis of 24 markers across five areas (blood sugar, heart and blood fats, inflammation, liver and kidney, thyroid) and a written report signed by a heySlim doctor, delivered in your heySlim account. There is nothing extra to pay.

Question 2

How does the finger-prick kit work?

Accepted Answer

Your kit contains lancets, a small collection tube, plasters, step-by-step instructions and a prepaid return envelope. Warm your hands, prick the side of a fingertip with a lancet and let the drops fill the tube to the line. It takes about ten minutes. Seal the tube in the envelope and post it the same day, ideally Monday to Thursday so it does not sit in the post over a weekend.

Question 3

Do I need to fast before taking the sample?

Accepted Answer

No. None of the 24 markers needs a fasted sample. A recent meal can nudge your triglycerides, so if you can, take the sample first thing in the morning before breakfast, and drink a glass of water beforehand to make the blood flow more easily.

Question 4

How long do results take?

Accepted Answer

Your signed report is usually ready within five working days of the lab receiving your sample. We let you know by email when it is ready to read in your heySlim account. If a result needs prompt attention, one of our doctors contacts you directly.

Question 5

Who writes and signs my report?

Accepted Answer

A heySlim doctor, registered with the GMC. The report is drafted with AI assistance from your results and the information you gave at checkout, then reviewed, edited and signed by the doctor before you see it. Nothing is released to you until a doctor has signed it.

Question 6

Who is the test for, and who is it not for?

Accepted Answer

Anyone aged 18 or over with a UK mainland delivery address, whether or not you are on a heySlim programme. It is not for people who need urgent medical care: if you have symptoms that worry you now, contact your GP, call 111 or, in an emergency, 999. It is a wellness test for information and lifestyle guidance, not a diagnostic service, and it does not replace advice from your GP.

Question 7

What happens if something is outside the normal range?

Accepted Answer

Your doctor’s report says what the result means and what to do about it, from lifestyle changes to a retest date. Where a result needs a GP’s attention, the report says so plainly and suggests what to raise with them. For results that need prompt attention, our doctors contact you directly rather than waiting for you to read the report. Reference ranges and bands are set by our partner laboratory, Thriva.

Question 8

How do the 3-monthly and 6-monthly plans work? Can I cancel?

Accepted Answer

A plan is a set of kits at £119 each instead of £129: three kits, one every three months, or two kits, one every six months. You pay for each kit when it ships, not up front. After the last kit in the plan, it continues at the same cadence and the same price until you cancel from your account. Because the lower price is the term, a plan cannot be cancelled inside it.

Question 9

Can I get a refund?

Accepted Answer

If you change your mind before your kit has been dispatched, contact support and we will refund you in full. Kits are single-use, so we cannot refund one that has already been dispatched. If your kit arrives damaged, or the lab cannot process your sample, we send a replacement kit at no charge. See our Returns & Refunds page for the details.

Question 10

Who can see my results?

Accepted Answer

You and the heySlim doctors looking after you. Your results are stored in your heySlim account under our privacy notice and are never shared with your GP, an employer or an insurer unless you ask us to. The lab receives the identifying details it needs to process your sample and returns the results to heySlim.

Feature	heySlim	Other home kits	Private clinic	Your GP
Taken at home	Yes. Finger-prick kit, posted tracked	Yes. Usually a finger-prick kit	No. Appointment for a venous draw	No. Appointment at the practice
Read by a doctor	Yes. Written and signed by a GMC-registered doctor	Partly. Often an automated summary	Yes. Usually, sometimes as an extra	Yes. Where the test was ordered
Plain-English next steps	Yes. Every report ends with what to do	Partly. Varies	Partly. Often a PDF of results	Partly. At a follow-up, if needed
The full cholesterol picture	Yes. ApoB, ApoA1, Lp(a) and the ratios	Partly. Often total, LDL and HDL only	Partly. Depends on the panel	Partly. Usually a standard lipid panel
Retest to see the trend	Yes. Every three or six months, results side by side	Partly. Sometimes	Partly. At full price each time	Partly. When clinically indicated
Wait for results	Yes. Usually within five working days of the lab receiving your sample	Partly. Varies	Partly. Days to weeks	Partly. Days to weeks
Cost	Yes. One price, nothing extra to pay	Partly. Varies by panel	No. Often several hundred pounds	Yes. Free, when there is a clinical reason

See what your blood says about your metabolic health

A full picture of your metabolic health

Test 24 essential markers

Every result placed in its band

Track your health over time

Clear next steps, written for you

Metabolic Health Test

Pricing details

See what's inside the panel

Metabolic

Heart and blood fats

Inflammation

Liver and kidney

Thyroid

Test from the comfort of your home

Testing made simple

Order a kit, and it arrives tracked

A few drops from a fingertip, then post it back

A doctor reads your results and writes them up

A blood test like no other

Blood test questions, answered.