INSInsulin, fasting
What it shows
The pancreas hormone that lowers sugar; with glucose it shows insulin sensitivity (HOMA-IR).
Your doctor reads the result: the laboratory does not diagnose or prescribe. The result sheet gives the reference range beside each value.
Sample
- Short code
- INS
- What is taken
- Blood from a vein
- Container
- Yellow-top gel serum tube
- Turnaround
- 1 working days for samples taken by 12:00; result at 18:00
- At home
- Yes, a nurse comes to your home
Preparation
- 10 hours after your last meal, on an empty stomach. Water is fine.
- The sample is taken before 11:00
- No hard exercise the day before.
- Tell the nurse which medicines you take.
Reference ranges
| For | Range |
|---|---|
| Everyone | 2.6–24.9 µIU/mL |
These ranges are for Damla’s analysers and methods; another laboratory’s ranges may differ slightly.
This test is part of these check-ups
From the same section
- GLUGlucose (blood sugar)₼6
- HbA1cGlycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)₼24
- C-PEPC-peptide₼28
- OGTTGlucose tolerance test (2 hours)₼22