Hey everyone! Tom, one of the founders here. Happy to answer any questions! You can also use the code PH50 for 50% off your first Baseline subscription test.
Congrats on the launch. However I was certain your kits would be similar to sugar testing kits, where you prick your finger and immediately get the results on a display. Even if the tech isn't that advanced, surely there could be a way to do the blood submission at home without sending off in the post? That seems to be the major barrier to adoption here, at least for me.
@syedaliahmed Hi Ali, thanks very much! Unfortunately, as you say, the tech just isn't there yet (Theranos helped to prove that). We want to get a product in peoples' hands today which is why we are starting here but we certainly don't plan to be sending finger prick samples through the post forever. Having said that, we've done a lot of work to make the process as seamless and easy as possible and we've had a lot of great feedback on how simple it is.
@tjlivesey@syedaliahmed My other concern is that when I go for a blood test (which I do regularly as I have IBD), if I don't give them a full testtube filled, they won't send it off for analysis as there isn't enough quantity. How comes a small finger pricked amount is enough for analysis in this case? What's different?
@tjlivesey You bring up such a great point here: being proactive, which is such a great way to stay ahead of potential health problems. I’m such a supporter of these home-based tests. I think in the long run they will have healthy :) economic potential in both patients and health care systems. As technology proves that smaller amounts of blood are necessary to run such tests, it will only be a matter of time until home based blood testing will be used in other important areas, such as diagnostics and cancer screening. Also want to wish you good luck Thriva team!
Take your health into your own hands (basically)... Interested to see how many of these DIY kits for health take off - will people trust them 100%, rely on them and continue to use them monthly/yearly/etc - I think we should but taking your health into your own hands can be something people may not be comfortable with....yet.
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