In a world where our health is constantly facing new challenges, prevention is the most powerful tool you have. Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases are not only widespread, but also devastating in their effects. But the good news is that many of these diseases are preventable or can at least be positively influenced in their course – and blood tests play a decisive role in this.
Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, but the risk can be significantly reduced through early detection and lifestyle adjustments. Blood tests help to identify risk factors such as high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and inflammation markers at an early stage. This allows you to take specific measures to keep your heart healthy.
The German Society of Cardiology – Cardiovascular Research e. V. – DGK for short – has published an article about this on herzmedizin.de has published a highly recommended article: Everyone should know these heart values!
Early detection of cancer can mean the difference between life and death. Screening blood tests can identify specific tumor markers that could indicate the development of cancer. While not all cancers are detectable by blood tests, these tests provide an important early warning for certain types. SRF recently reported on a suitable example: Researchers develop technology for early cancer detection
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are insidious and often progress unnoticed until they are well advanced. However, certain biomarkers in the blood can provide early indications of the risk or onset of such diseases. Although there is no cure, early detection enables better planning and management of the disease.
Many important parameters are based on blood values such as vitamin D or CRP, as reported by Der Spiegel, for example:
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Type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases are often the result of an unhealthy lifestyle and can be prevented by taking timely action. Blood tests that measure glucose and insulin levels are crucial for detecting precursors such as prediabetes. By changing diet and increasing physical activity, these conditions can often be reversed before they lead to serious health problems.
The site diabinfo.de published by the German Diabetes Center, among others, has compiled a very helpful overview of the blood values relevant to diabetes: How is type 2 diabetes diagnosed?
For example, you can easily check your HbA1c value with Probatix at a pharmacy near you:
The ability to detect many of these diseases at an early stage through blood tests in the pharmacy is a game changer in personal health care. Probatix allows you to perform these tests easily and conveniently, without long waiting times at your doctor’s office. This is a crucial step in taking responsibility for your health and taking preventative action against potential threats.
An active approach to prevention can help you live a longer, healthier and more fulfilling life. Don’t allow illness to determine the course of your life. Take the initiative and book a blood test today. Your future self will thank you for it.
Discover now which blood tests for prevention you can take with the help of Probatix.
Choose a suitable health test from our wide range of products.
At a Probatix partner near you, a small amount of blood will be taken professionally – usually with a small prick in the fingertip.
Your result will automatically appear in your personal health portal. Including explanations and timelines.
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Berlin
Finally, a simple blood test is no longer a project, but a simple process.
Hamburg
Thanks to Probatix, I can quickly detect changes in my blood values and can contact my doctor immediately.
Leipzig
Thanks to Probatix, I can now check my HbA1c value regularly and easily at the pharmacy.
Berlin
Finally, a simple blood test is no longer a project, but a simple process.
Hamburg
Thanks to Probatix, I can quickly detect changes in my blood values and can contact my doctor immediately.
Leipzig
Thanks to Probatix, I can now check my HbA1c value regularly and easily at the pharmacy.
It is certainly possible to have certain tests carried out by your family doctor. However, what ‘free’ means can vary. Traditional routes can often involve waiting times and multiple doctor visits, which can be especially challenging if you’re on a tight schedule or looking for quick answers to your health questions.
At Probatix, we are committed to offering you a more accessible and efficient alternative. Our aim is to provide you with uncomplicated access to your blood values without long waiting times. Even more important to us is that you can not only view your health data, but also understand it and actively use it to manage your health yourself.
Our vision is to promote better and proactive healthcare in Germany, which not only facilitates the early detection of diseases, but also helps to relieve the burden on doctors’ surgeries by avoiding unnecessary visits. We believe that an informed approach to one’s own health data is key to long-term well-being and efficient healthcare.
Probatix is a pure software company and does not analyze samples. We work together with professional laboratories specializing in capillary blood. They carry out the evaluation for us and we make the results available to our customers in a digital and comprehensible format.
Our tests are carried out under professional conditions. From blood collection and transport to analysis in a specialized laboratory. This gives you medically reliable blood values.
In most cases, the blood sample is taken by a professional Probatix partner (e.g. a pharmacy near you). You do not have to order a test to your home, take a blood sample yourself or send the sample to the laboratory yourself.
Unfortunately, our tests are not yet covered by health insurance companies. We are working on changing that soon.
You will receive your results directly in your Probatix Health Portal. There you will also see simple explanations and timelines so that you can quickly recognize trends and changes and act accordingly.
The tests at Probatix are carried out entirely in a controlled environment: from blood collection and transportation to the laboratory to evaluation and transmission. This gives you safe and reliable results.
The data at Probatix is protected according to the highest security standards. Probatix’s information security management system is also certified to ISO 27001 by TÜV Süd.
Short answer: No. If only because we are a software provider, while Theranos produced medical devices.
More detailed answer: With Probatix, we want to make it easier for people to access their own health data through our software. We act as an interface that connects users with qualified laboratories to have blood values professionally analyzed. We then make the results available digitally. Our role is that of a software provider that promotes transparency and accessibility in the healthcare sector.
In contrast, Theranos was a company that developed medical devices and misled both patients and investors with deliberately false promises. The machine manufactured by Theranos never worked and the samples were in fact secretly analyzed on real laboratory equipment. The book“Bad Blood” by John Carreyrou is highly recommended if you want to find out more.
If the test results are abnormal, we generally recommend that you consult a doctor for further clarification. This will soon also be possible directly via the Probatix platform.
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