Free Health Screening - Walmart Wellness Day 9/22/18
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Screenings include:
- Blood pressure
- Blood glucose
- Total cholesterol (LDL, TAG, HDL, Total)
- BMI
- Vision & hearing screening/testing
- A1c: $19 currently for those stores that offer it
**Restrictions apply. Subject to availability and applicable state laws. 18 years and above. Screenings only available at stores with a Pharmacy. Health screening tests may or may not alert you and your doctor to serious medical problems and are not intended to be substituted for a physician’s examination. This service is currently not a covered benefit under Medicare or Medicaid when administered by a pharmacist. Patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid are encouraged to contact their primary physician for health screening services.
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Where does it say the date? I know they just had a Wellness Day last month.
I like this screening better than Sam’s Club (which also offers a quarterly free screening(, In the Walmart screening they let you know your bad cholesterol leverl (LDL), while at Sam’s Club to find that out costs $18.
This is really a nice service Walmart/Sam’s Club give you. I only get a blood test once a year, but it is good to know how I am doing in between doctor ordered blood tests.
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May i ask what A1c is? Thanks!
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@niniss said in Free Health Screening - Walmart Wellness Day 9/22/18:
A1c
It is a test of how diabetic you’ve been recently…
A1C measures the average glucose (blood sugar) in your blood for the past 2 to 3 months. It is the percentage of your hemoglobin (oxygen carrying blood proteins) that is coated with sugar. The higher the value, the higher the risk of diabetic complications:
- below 5.7% = normal
- 5.7% to 6.4% = danger zone/prediabetes
- over 6.4% = diabetic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/a1c-test/about/pac-20384643
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Thanks! I knew blood sugar test, but didn’t know it’s called a1c.
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@niniss said in Free Health Screening - Walmart Wellness Day 9/22/18:
Thanks! I knew blood sugar test, but didn’t know it’s called a1c.
There are two common ‘blood sugar’ tests, glucose level is what your level is at that moment (typically given after a 12 hour fast in AM blood work). if your glucose level is over a certain range you can be considered pre diabetic or diabetic. (don’t have the ranges to post sorry).
A1C is a test given primarily to those diagnosed with diabetes, versus the general non-diabetic population. as noted it is an average of blood sugar over a 60-90 day period.