A Guide To Health Screenings Provided By Local Pharmacies.
A Guide To Health Screenings Provided By Local Pharmacies.
Your local pharmacy provides more than just medications and advice on common ailments sich as hay fever, colds and flu and asthma. Now, pharmacies offer a range of health tests and screenings designed to help people understand how to look after their health.
Screenings to check cholesterol levels are popular and available in most large pharmacies. The test usually lasts around ten to fifteen minutes and requires taking your blood pressure and a finger tip blood test. The levels of cholesterol are then read and the results given to you straight away. If it is necessary your pharmacy will provide you with a guide on how to look after your heart and reduce levels of cholesterol.
Diabetes screening is now offered regularly by pharmacies. With diabetes now affecting more people in the UK than ever it is wise to be aware of the risks. Type two diabetes in particular is becoming more common. The screening provided by pharmacies requires a finger tip blood test that checks the amount of glucose in your blood. If the level is outside of the normal benchmarks you will be referred to your GP who can carry out further tests.
Many pharmacies provide free blood pressure testing. This is a valuable service as high blood pressure can often go undetected but it poses a great health risk and adds to your risk factor of developing heart disease and strokes.
Although it is not a screening, another important service provided by pharmacies is the ‘stop smoking’ help they provide. The service is free and entails following a programme designed to help you quit and provide support whilst doing so.
Lots of health tests and services are now provided by pharmacists and it is well worth looking into them. It is never too late to become more health conscious.
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