Vitamin D and home blood draws

Vitamin D status is measured from a blood sample taken from a vein. This page explains what the markers reflect and what having the sample taken at home involves.

What these markers reflect

Vitamin D relates to bone health and how the body absorbs calcium.

25-hydroxyvitamin D: The main form of vitamin D circulating in the blood. It reflects vitamin D made in the skin from sunlight and taken in from food.
Calcium: Sometimes measured alongside, because vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium.

What your own results mean is for the clinician or service that requested the test.

What a home blood draw involves

The healthcare provider that ordered the test arranges the visit and tells you how to prepare.
A phlebotomist comes to your address and takes a blood sample from a vein in your arm.
The sample is labelled and sent to the laboratory that provider uses.
Your results, and what they mean for you, come from that provider.

Where Lola Dispatch fits

Lola Dispatch is a platform healthcare businesses use to send phlebotomists to their patients. It does not sell blood tests and does not take bookings from the public. If you are a patient, please contact the provider that ordered your test.

Access for businesses is by invitation. Before a phlebotomist can take jobs, Lola staff review their DBS certificate, phlebotomy qualification, insurance, ID and right to work.

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