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02 / What we recommend
Services we have checked
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At-home lab tests
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Everlywell
Best for readers who want a baseline or a between-visit check on a specific marker and will take the result to a clinician.
Everlywell is a reasonable way to get a finger-prick A1C, lipid or testosterone number without a clinic visit, at $49 to $149 a test, with CLIA-lab processing and physician review. It is a screening tool, not a diagnosis, and it is not sold in New York.
HbA1c $49; cholesterol and lipids $49; heart health panel $99
03 / Numbers to track
Biomarkers that matter here
ALT (alanine aminotransferase)
ALTHealthy upper limit: 33 or lower U/L
eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate)
eGFRG1: normal or high (CKD only with damage markers): 90 or higher mL/min/1.73m²
Ferritin
Iron deficiency: under 15 µg/L
Hemoglobin
HbNo anemia: 13 or higher g/dL
Uric acid
UATreatment target: under 6 mg/dL