EasyLife Blood Cholesterol Monitor kit 3 in 1 Meter System, Glucose and uric Acid Test kit

What an excellent monitor! It works really well, but, it is very important that you do read all of the instructions before use. The blood glucose and uric acid tests work very quickly but the cholesterol test requires a lot more blood and you must completely flood the white strip of the cholesterol test strip for it to work correctly. I little patience is needed but it is worth it to get good results. Overall, a superb little machine.

I had two test strips with it. The 1st told me my reading was below measurable (LO) and the warning notes said to call a doctor immediately. The 2nd test told me my reading was too high to measure (HI) and that I should call a doctor immediately. SoI have established that I need need to call a doctor, but Im not sure what to tell them. Im scared to buy more tests because they clearly dont work. Trash.

Easy to use and get fast results. I viewed a YouTube video first, and this made everything clear. Surprised how little blood you need to get Cholesterol results

I bought one of these 18 months ago and use it every few months, mainly for cholesterol checking for my Wife and myself, as we both come from high cholesterol families (but not proven as FH). Like other reviewers when first using the tester we had an occasional 'lo' reading and the strip is wasted, but generally I think this is due to just not enough blood in the test strip slot (as it only looked half filled) or maybe it could be the blood coagulates to quickly and affects the reading. So unfortunately the strip is wasted, but these things could happen with any type of home test kit for bodily fluids. We have found that trying to get good blood flow into the fingers before lancing usually gives a good 'bead' of blood and it flows into the strip quite well. Methods for this are swinging the arms around a few times, waving the hand downwards and wiggling the fingers or squeezing the test finger, towards the tip, with the other hand to push blood to the fingertip. As we test every few months then the results vary but if we see a high reading (5 - 6+) then we will test again a week or two later, and generally we always see readings between 3.5 - 5; which we think is about right for our lifestyle and diet for the period of time a few weeks before the test. We accept the readings are an average and not a guaranteed result that are perfect, and are of course a ‘total’ reading of the mixed HDL/LDL. You have to take into account the meter is a simple home test kit that provides the basic functional analysis and is nowhere near as accurate as Lab test results you would get from your doctor or an Online/In store test from a Chemist, which you have paid somewhere in between £10-20 for. I’m sure for some people, that also that depending on your short term lifestyle, just before the test, may influence results and therefore maybe tests should be taken when you know you’ve had an average period of time of normal everyday life. Taking the test the day after returning from a two week all-inclusive holiday might give skewed results. Last year, I had a Doctors cholesterol check a few weeks after using the tester and the results were 4.3 on the test kit and 4.7 at the doctors, so not too different after assuming the difference of a few weeks. So taking into account the cholesterol strips cost approx £2 and you get a basic result (when you have taken the time to setup and use correctly) then I think it's worth it. It would cost £2+ to drive to nearest chemist to then pay to get an in-store test done. The only negative I have with the strips are that they are time limited, so you have to ensure you buy strips with long lifetime. I think you just have to accept it is a simple basic home test kit and provides the convenience for a cheap home test and gives you an average result which you can then take action on. It is not designed as the precise reading that a Doctor or professional would use to determine further action for you; and importantly you also you have to take into account your own lifestyle and diet over the short and long terms to understand the results may vary. If you have any doubts about the results then you should always go and have a professional test carried out and seek further advice as required. If you have the need or think that you need to test cholesterol every few months or even just occasionally then there is no point in moaning about the cost of the strips, after you have bought the tester. In the modern day you can’t just drop into the doctors every few months to request a Cholesterol Test, so either pay the money up front for an online/chemist test or use the tester as intended – a basic functional test for cholesterol (or blood sugar if required).

After reading some other reviews I was on two minds wether to buy it or not. When this kit arrived I was so happy I did, it's so easy to use and I can now monitor my blood sugar and cholesterol levels at home and I've already changed my diet and reduced my both levels to what they should be excellent bit of kit.

I purchased this product as I've recently been diagnosed with high cholesterol. Firstly the instructions are a pain! You have to constantly flip between various bits of paper to work out how the device works and how to use it. You only get 2 test strips in the kit. You then have to buy further test strips at over £20 for 10 strips! The reading you get is either Low or High, you don't get the actual figure. At £50 I found this to be a very basic machine and the fact that the cost of replacement strips is so high means I would not recommend this product! Look elsewhere. There are cheaper products that do the same job.