Regardless of the condition of your family tree, you can live like a king. As long as you take care of your health. A basic research package will help you with this.
Doctors emphasize that buying additional diagnostic tests brings a greater health benefit than the attractively advertised agents for good eyesight, a good night’s sleep, strong joints or strong muscles. We regularly go to our cars for technical inspections, why do we not systematically check our health?
Have blood tests at least once a year. Buy a special research package! – link to the Partner’s material
Poles do not do basic preventive examinations – they do not measure blood pressure, do not check cholesterol or blood sugar levels. They go to the doctor only when there is something wrong with them. On the other hand, they spend PLN 3,5 billion on dietary supplements. As a consequence, they live on average over 7 years shorter than, for example, Swedes or Italians. Doctors emphasize that instead of spending money on dietary supplements, it is better to buy additional diagnostic tests. If, however, we are looking for an original gift for loved ones whose health we care about, it is worth considering a package of preventive examinations. Most diseases detected early can be cured, and you can also prevent the havoc they can wreak in our body. What research is worth investing in?
Blood is the measure of health
Blood is your health indicator. Therefore, blood counts should be tested at least once a year. Even if you are feeling well, a basic blood test will detect early infectious conditions, bone marrow abnormalities, immune disorders, anemia, and clotting.
Given that cardiovascular diseases are still the most common cause of death in Poles, cholesterol testing should not be neglected. They should be done by all healthy adults every 5 years. People who are obese or have high blood pressure or diabetes, smoke cigarettes or have close relatives suffering from cardiovascular disease – they must do it more often. Cholesterol levels should be checked at least once a year in patients treated for hypercholesterolaemia. Too high its level is the main risk factor for a heart attack or stroke, i.e. the most dangerous killers of Poles.
ESR – Biernacki’s reaction, i.e. the fall of red blood cells, informs us about the rate at which red blood cells (erythrocytes) in the plasma (liquid part of the blood) fall within one hour. OB is a test helpful in the diagnosis of acute and chronic inflammations, infections, neoplastic and autoimmune diseases. It is a non-specific test, does not identify the location or causes of inflammation, and can accompany conditions unrelated to inflammation. Therefore, it must always be done in conjunction with other laboratory tests.
Undiagnosed diabetes devastates the body
It is estimated that one million Poles with diabetes do not know about it. Half of those suffering from this disease are asymptomatic and therefore routine fasting blood glucose testing after the age of 45 is recommended at least every 3 years. In people at risk: overweight or obesity, family history of this disease, arterial hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, with the coexistence of cardiovascular disease and in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, as well as in those who gave birth to a child weighing more than 4 kg, this test should be performed every year. Untreated diabetes mellitus can cause complete kidney failure, which means the need for dialysis or a transplant, blindness or limb amputation. In addition, there is a greater risk of a heart attack or stroke.
The basic diagnostic test in the case of kidney damage is to determine the level of urea in the blood. It is an indicator of the excretory function of the kidneys.
It is worth enriching the test package with alanine aminotransferase ALT and AST aspartate aminotransferase. They are used to detect liver damage. The cost of the test package covering all of these ranges from PLN 50 to PLN 100.