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Private Diabetes and HbA1c Testing
HbA1c and glucose testing, with a doctor explaining what your number means.
HbA1c shows your average blood sugar over about three months, so it cannot be skewed by what you ate yesterday. It also identifies prediabetes, which is the window where changes still reverse things. A doctor explains where your number sits and what follows.
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Book your HBA1C TEST
Type 2 diabetes develops slowly and silently. A large number of people in the UK have it without knowing, and a much larger number are in the prediabetes range, where blood sugar is raised but not yet diabetic. That prediabetic stage is the important one, because it is the point at which the trajectory can still be changed, and often reversed, through weight, diet and activity.
The main test is HbA1c, which measures your average blood sugar over the past two to three months. It needs no fasting and can be taken any time of day, which makes it far more practical than the old fasting glucose test. Results come back in 24 to 48 hours with a GP report.
If your result is raised, you get a plan rather than just a number: what it means, what to change, whether medication is warranted, and when to retest to see whether it is working.
Why patients choose our HBA1C TEST SERVICE
- Results in 24 to 48 hours.
- HbA1c needs no fasting, so you can test at any appointment.
- Every result reviewed and explained by a GP.
- Prediabetes identified and acted on, not filed away.
- Cardiovascular risk assessed alongside, since diabetes and heart risk travel together.
- Treatment started or referral arranged where needed.
- Repeat testing to show whether your changes are working, which is what makes the number useful.
- No referral, no NHS registration, no eligibility criteria.
- Results shared with your NHS GP on request, with your consent.
Same Day HBA1C TEST APPOINTMENTS
No Fasting for HbA1c
Any time of day. A fasting glucose or a full diabetes screen may require fasting, so we will confirm when you book.
Evening and Weekend Appointments
Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm, Saturday mornings.
How to book your HBA1C TEST
Step 1
Book Your Test
Same day, usually, and no fasting needed for HbA1c.
Step 2
Blood Sample
A quick sample at your nearest clinic.
Step 3
Results in 24 to 48 Hours
Returned with a complete GP report.
Step 4
Your Plan
A GP explains where your result sits, what it means, and what to do, including treatment if warranted and when to retest.
Why choose Private Medical Clinic for HBA1C TEST
- CQC-registered provider, with documented clinical governance.
- Results in 24 to 48 hours.
- Prediabetes treated as a call to action rather than a filed result.
- Cardiovascular risk, cholesterol and kidney function assessed alongside.
- Weight management support available, which is the single most effective intervention for prediabetes.
- Treatment started where warranted, and diabetes specialist referral where needed.
- Repeat testing to demonstrate progress.
- Ten clinics across the UK.
- Results shared with your NHS GP on request.
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Diabetes Across The UK
We provide diabetes services at multiple clinic locations across the UK. If you require a medical certificate, legal medical report, or GP health record summary, you can visit one of our local clinics below:
Ongoing care with a Membership Plan
Experienced private doctors providing personalised care across all specialties.
Individual Plan
£79
Per User/month, billed annually
Affordable Healthcare For Individuals
- Single Person CoverPrice
- 10 Free Yearly ConsultationsPrice
- Complete Health Screen AnnuallyPrice
- 50% Off On Our Super Screen (Our Comprehensive 50+ Marker Blood Test)Price
- Priority Access To AppointmentsPrice
- Free Prescriptions & Letters/ReferralsPrice
- Exclusive, Direct Access To A ClinicianPrice
Couples Plan
Popular£149
Per User/month, billed annually
Full Benefits For Two People
- Includes Single Plan BenefitsPrice
- Covers 2 PeoplePrice
- 10 Free Yearly Consultations For You And Your PartnerPrice
- 2 x Super Screen Health Check P.A.Price
Family Plan
£199
Per User/month, billed annually
Cover The Whole Family For One Fixed Price
- Includes All Single Plan BenefitsPrice
- Up To 2 Adults And 2 ChildrenPrice
- £25 Per Additional ChildPrice
- 10 Free Yearly Consultations For All MembersPrice
- 4 x Super Screen Health Check P.A.Price
Who should test, and the SYMPTOMS TO WATCH FOR
- Worth testing if you:
- Are over 40, or over 25 if you are of South Asian, Black African, African Caribbean or Middle Eastern background, where risk rises earlier and at a lower BMI.
- Are overweight, particularly around the middle.
- Have a parent or sibling with type 2 diabetes.
- Have had gestational diabetes.
- Have polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Have high blood pressure or raised cholesterol.
- Have been told previously you were “borderline” and never followed it up.
- Take medication that raises blood sugar, including long term steroids.
- Have symptoms, below.
- Symptoms of raised blood sugar: - Passing urine more often, especially at night. - Persistent thirst. - Tiredness. - Unexplained weight loss. - Blurred vision. - Cuts and wounds healing slowly. - Recurrent thrush or skin infections. - Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet.
- Important: most people with prediabetes and many with early type 2 diabetes have no symptoms at all, which is exactly why testing rather than waiting is the right approach.
- Seek urgent care if you have marked thirst, frequent urination, weight loss, vomiting, abdominal pain or drowsiness together, particularly if you are young and slim, since that pattern can indicate type 1 diabetes, which develops quickly and is a medical emergency.
Understanding your HBA1C RESULT
HbA1c measures the proportion of your haemoglobin that has glucose attached to it. Because red blood cells live around three months, it reflects your average blood glucose over that period rather than the moment you were tested. That is what makes it useful: it cannot be gamed by skipping breakfast, and it does not fluctuate with what you ate yesterday.
The standard UK thresholds:
- Below 42 mmol/mol: normal.
- 42 to 47 mmol/mol: prediabetes, or non diabetic hyperglycaemia. Raised, not diabetic, and the range where intervention matters most.
- 48 mmol/mol or above: in the diabetic range. A diagnosis usually requires either symptoms plus one result, or two results in the absence of symptoms.
Why prediabetes is the important finding. Without change, a meaningful proportion of people with prediabetes progress to type 2 diabetes within a few years. With change, many do not, and a substantial number return to the normal range. Weight loss is the single most effective intervention, and modest weight loss produces disproportionate benefit. This is the one blood test result where the number genuinely tends to respond to what you do, which is why retesting at three to six months is worth building into the plan.
Where HbA1c is unreliable, and worth knowing: it can be falsely low in anaemia, after recent blood loss or transfusion, in pregnancy, and in some haemoglobin variants including sickle cell trait, which is common in some populations. It can be falsely raised in iron deficiency. Where it is unreliable, a fasting glucose or glucose tolerance test is used instead. A full blood count alongside is therefore often worth having, and your GP will say if that applies to you.
On type 2 remission. Substantial evidence now shows type 2 diabetes can go into remission with significant weight loss, particularly early after diagnosis. That is a genuine and hopeful finding, and it is also not guaranteed and not achievable for everyone, so we would discuss it honestly rather than promise it.
Diabetes vs NHS GP: What's The Difference?
| Diabetes | NHS GP | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | £95 to £195 | Free at point of use |
| Typical Wait | Same day or within days | Days to weeks |
| Referral | None, choose your test | Via GP, or the NHS Health Check if eligible |
| Results | 24 to 48 hours | Several days to two weeks |
| Interpretation | GP report included | Discussed at a follow up |
| Prediabetes support | Discussed in the consultation | NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, free, structured, and genuinely effective |
| Diagnosed diabetes care | Available | Free, structured, with retinal screening and foot checks |
Two things we would want you to know. If you are 40 to 74 and eligible, the NHS Health Check is free and includes diabetes risk assessment. And if you are found to have prediabetes, the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is free, structured and has good evidence behind it: ask your GP for a referral. And if you are diagnosed with diabetes, NHS care is the right place for long term management, because it includes annual retinal screening, foot checks and structured review that private ad hoc testing does not replace. Private testing is worth paying for to get an answer quickly.
Diabetes FAQs
HbA1c is £95, and a full diabetes screen is £195.
A measure of your average blood sugar over the past two to three months.
Blood sugar is raised but not diabetic. It is the stage where change is most effective, and many people return to normal.
Remission is possible with substantial weight loss, particularly soon after diagnosis. It is genuine but not guaranteed.
Yes, in anaemia, pregnancy, after blood loss and in some haemoglobin variants including sickle cell trait. A full blood count alongside helps identify that.
Usually not. Lifestyle change is first line, though metformin is sometimes considered in higher risk cases.
No for HbA1c.
Below 42 mmol/mol. 42 to 47 is prediabetes, and 48 or above is in the diabetic range.
Frequently, yes, particularly through weight loss and activity. This is the test result most likely to respond to what you do.
Within 24 to 48 hours with a GP report.
For prediabetes, three to six months after making changes. For normal results with risk factors, annually or every few years.
Yes, particularly for the free NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme if you are prediabetic, and for structured NHS care if you are diagnosed.
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