GLU

Diabetes and insulin marker

Glucose

Glucose is a type of sugar that provides energy and comes from food. Insulin helps move glucose from the blood into the cells. Blood sugar is the level of glucose in the blood and can be high or low. Diabetes affects blood sugar levels and causes high blood sugar.

What is glucose?

Glucose is a type of sugar found in the blood and is the body's main source of energy. Glucose comes from the food you eat. Insulin which is a hormone helps move glucose from your bloodstream into your cells to give them energy.

By blood sugar, sugar in the blood or blood glucose is meant the concentration of glucose in your blood. It is often expressed as mmol/L, which stands for millimoles per liter. You can have both high and low blood sugar. People who have diabetes have abnormally high blood sugar.

What can a high value of glucose (blood sugar) be due to?

A high value is when P-Glucose value has been measured at 7.0 mmol/L or higher on at least two different days. A high value may be due to diabetes. But also drugs and other diseases can raise blood sugar, these diseases cause the body's energy system to become stressed, such as in the case of a severe infection, heart attack, disease that affects the hormones from the adrenal glands or the pituitary gland. It can also be a disease of the pancreas or liver.

Symptoms of high blood sugar (glucose)

  • Weight loss when you're not trying to lose weight
  • Increased thirst
  • Increased toilet visits (urine)
  • Numbness or tingling in your feet or hands
  • Blurred vision
  • Fatigue
  • Wounds that won't heal

What can a low value of glucose (blood sugar) mean?

Low values usually do not appear in diabetics unless they have taken too much of the blood sugar-lowering drug prescribed by a doctor. Or if you have exerted yourself physically without eating enough beforehand.

A low value is considered lower than normal when the P-glucose result is below 4 mmol/L. However, this is very unusual even in those who do not have diabetes, when the value falls below 4 mmol/L it may be due to starvation or a long-term dieting or fasting.

Symptoms of low blood sugar (glucose):

  • Fainting or convulsions
  • Shaky/nervous
  • Hunger
  • Headache
  • Fatigue
  • Feeling of being dizzy, confused or irritated
  • A fast heart rhythm or arrhythmia
  • Have difficulty seeing or speaking clearly
You may also need a blood sugar test if you are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. You are more likely to develop diabetes if you:
  • are overweight or have obesity
  • are 45 or older
  • have a family history of diabetes
  • have high blood pressure
  • don't exercise enough
  • have a history of heart disease or stroke
  • have had gestational diabetes (diabetes that only occurs during pregnancy).

If you are pregnant, you can do a glucose load in weeks 28-29, which is the most common time during pregnancy to get gestational diabetes.

Tests containing the marker Glucose

Blood sugar tests
GLU
Blood suger test

Glucose

1 marker
Blood sample
How does the blood test take place?
Sampling for this test is done via a venous blood sample. The sample is usually taken from a vein in the crook of the elbow and is performed by trained healthcare professionals. How much blood you are allowed to give depends on the number of health markers to be analyzed. The sampling usually takes a few minutes.
  • Measuring your glucose (blood sugar levels).
  • Can detect if you have diabetes.
  • Can demonstrate whether you are at risk for diabetes.

29 kr

Health checks
Health check Depression Plus

Depression plus

21 Biomarkers
Blood sample
How does the blood test take place?
Sampling for this test is done via a venous blood sample. The sample is usually taken from a vein in the crook of the elbow and is performed by trained healthcare professionals. How much blood you are allowed to give depends on the number of health markers to be analyzed. The sampling usually takes a few minutes.
  • Health check for those who feel down or depressed.
  • Analysis of markers that affect your energy and hormones.
  • Gives you the conditions to feel better.

995 kr

Health check - Female

Woman

50 Biomarkers
Blood sample
How does the blood test take place?
Sampling for this test is done via a venous blood sample. The sample is usually taken from a vein in the crook of the elbow and is performed by trained healthcare professionals. How much blood you are allowed to give depends on the number of health markers to be analyzed. The sampling usually takes a few minutes.
Fasting
Fasting

This test requires you to fast before sampling. Fasting means that you are not allowed to eat or drink anything for at least 10 hours before your scheduled time for sampling. However, a glass of water is fine to drink during the fast. Any medications are taken as usual unless your doctor has given other instructions.

  • Health check designed for women.
  • Includes a total of 50 health markers.
  • Gives you information about your overall health.
  • Can identify early signs of health problems.

1795 kr

Health check - Man

Man

47 Biomarkers
Blood sample
How does the blood test take place?
Sampling for this test is done via a venous blood sample. The sample is usually taken from a vein in the crook of the elbow and is performed by trained healthcare professionals. How much blood you are allowed to give depends on the number of health markers to be analyzed. The sampling usually takes a few minutes.
Fasting
Fasting

This test requires you to fast before sampling. Fasting means that you are not allowed to eat or drink anything for at least 10 hours before your scheduled time for sampling. However, a glass of water is fine to drink during the fast. Any medications are taken as usual unless your doctor has given other instructions.

  • Health check designed for you as a man.
  • Includes a total of 48 health markers including testosterone.
  • Gives you knowledge about your general state of health.
  • Can identify early signs of health problems.

1695 kr

Ordinary health check

Standard

22 Biomarkers
Blood sample
How does the blood test take place?
Sampling for this test is done via a venous blood sample. The sample is usually taken from a vein in the crook of the elbow and is performed by trained healthcare professionals. How much blood you are allowed to give depends on the number of health markers to be analyzed. The sampling usually takes a few minutes.
  • Analysis of markers that affect the liver and kidneys.
  • Analysis of markers that affect the heart and blood vessels.
  • Control of the risk of possible diabetes.

495 kr

Sport performance health check

Sport

37 Biomarkers
Blood sample
How does the blood test take place?
Sampling for this test is done via a venous blood sample. The sample is usually taken from a vein in the crook of the elbow and is performed by trained healthcare professionals. How much blood you are allowed to give depends on the number of health markers to be analyzed. The sampling usually takes a few minutes.
  • Health check for those who exercise actively.
  • Analysis of markers that affect your performance.
  • Gives you the conditions to optimize your health.

1595 kr