{"id":305,"date":"2025-10-20T18:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/?p=305"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:36:27","slug":"how-to-perform-a-cholesterol-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/en\/kb\/how-to-perform-a-cholesterol-test\/","title":{"rendered":"How to perform a cholesterol test"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"305\" class=\"elementor elementor-305\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d958574 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d958574\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ec64f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0ec64f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fdb3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57fdb3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1 : Prepare your environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9206ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9206ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before starting the test, ensure you have a clear, clutter-free space on a table. 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Ensure you insert the code chip into the side of the meter and verify that the number on the chip matches the number on the test strip sachet. Open the sachet, insert the test strip correctly, and wait for the blinking indicators on the meter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49d72b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c49d72b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1d9cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e1d9cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step2-insert-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-316\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step2-insert-1.webp 885w, https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step2-insert-1-300x229.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step2-insert-1-768x586.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7438fa2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7438fa2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7780d4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7780d4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a13bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a13bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3 : Clean and prick your finger. Always wipe off the first drop of blood<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731e073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"731e073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prepare to prick your finger by using an alcohol wipe to clean it, ensuring it\u2019s dry. Remove the top of the safety lancet and press it against your finger until it clicks. Wipe away the first blood droplet and collect the second droplet for the test.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f4a15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45f4a15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bc5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52bc5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step3-clean-725x800-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step3-clean-725x800-1.webp 725w, https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step3-clean-725x800-1-272x300.webp 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b3f1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79b3f1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5185c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5185c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c58c8e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c58c8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4 : Sample the blood droplets until they reach the black line and deposit them onto the strip<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d6f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5d6f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Collect a nice droplet of blood, then use the capillary to gather blood between your finger and thumb until it reaches the black line. You may need two or three droplets, ensuring they don\u2019t spread on your finger. Once filled to the line, transfer the blood to the meter by pressing the pipette in one squeeze into the strip<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847ca1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"847ca1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f3cc6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f3cc6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step4-result.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step4-result.webp 904w, https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step4-result-300x295.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.swisspointofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/step4-result-768x754.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before starting the test, ensure you have a clear, clutter-free space on a table. 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