Vitamin D Test Kit

As far as I love BB products so much that I ordered 2 test kits (one for me, one for my partner) without checking the reviews. If I checked it, I wouldn't have spent nearly 100 quids for 2 of these.

It's an EXTREMELY PAINFUL process to go through, and yes 3 lancets were not enough and I can't bear more. My 3 fingers hurting the whole day, the blood came out not enough and dried off quickly on my fingers which I need to touch the card. I followed through carefully their instructions including the warm up.

Now I give some benefit of doubts that: (1) my blood could be so thick or something wrong with me that the blood didn't drop out properly/easily, (2) I didn't press the lancet hard enough (I wouldn't want to press it harder!).

I wouldn't be able to do it myself, the mechanisim is too bad. I did use some home blood test in the past and they used an easy click button not pressing like this. I needed to ask my partner to do it for me and after experiencing my trauma, she decided not to do the test herself which the test kit is lying there for nothing.

My advise is: if you are scared like me, better to go to the clinic and get it done professionally rather than at home and waste your money. And this test kit is from BB's partner, not BB directly.

This kit is similar to the ones available elsewhere online that I have used before, but with the instructions presented slightly more clearly and the convenience of ordering from the same site as my supplements.

I always find producing the blood spots difficult, so I deduct a star only because you are instructed to produce five spots, whereas I thought three or four is more usual and difficult enough.

Thankfully there were plenty of lancets to have several attempts, but obviously I would have liked to succeed first time. I have now learnt by experience that for me it is pointless to try and extract blood from my left hand - possibly due to years of playing string instruments in the past having thickened the skin. Sticking rock music on the stereo and getting really pumped up also helps.

The results arrived quicker than with other services I have used - within the week. I had hoped the result would prove that I didn't need to take a high dose, as my levels were boosted on prescription a seven years ago and I have been taking 1000 or 2000iu on and off ever since, but sadly this was not the case and my levels have gone back down.

To be honest, I didn’t think we would get a result after taking the test. I bought it as a present for my mum and we made sure we followed all the instructions to the T. The kit came with 3 lancets (in case 1 was not enough). Even 3 weren’t enough! The lancet’s point is so fine that the hole made isn’t enough to make the blood come out. My mum is on a daily dose of Aspirin and even that didn’t help. We weren’t getting anywhere and in the end, we had to use a pin to take the test. Even then, it was really difficult to make sure that all 6 sections on the blood collection sample were filled with blood. You can’t just touch the card, the drop of blood has to easily drop off your finger on the particular area. I even think that 3 stars is way too generous.

After receiving the result, I also don’t know what to do next and how to improve the level of Vit D as it’s been regularly taken for years but the test showed low levels of it.