Insulin Profile - Serum

Serum insulin assessment aids the diagnosis of diabetes. Hyperinsulinemia with normal blood glucose is a factor associated with the etiology of hyperlipidemias and is an independent risk factor for heart disease.

Test name(s)

0044 - Insulin

Description

Serum insulin assessment aids the diagnosis of diabetes. Hyperinsulinemia with normal blood glucose is a factor associated with the etiology of hyperlipidemias and is an independent risk factor for heart disease.

Method

Chemiluminescence

Turnaround time

6-8 days, 7 days average

Analytes

Insulin

Specimen Collection Instructions

• Hormones-KI.pdf

Sample Reports Example of how test results will be reported, including reference ranges and graphs indicating high and low percentiles of each analyte.

• Insulin-SR.pdf

Patient Briefs

• Insulin-PB.pdf

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Books

• Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine - Your evidence-based resource for the biochemical basis of chronic illness. A must-have desk reference for laboratory testing associated with nutritional and metabolic medicine.

Presentations

• IFM: The New Paradigm of Medicine - This PowerPoint presentation was developed by the Institute for Functional Medicine. It provides a concise explanation of the new paradigm of medicine that focuses on underlying causes of disease and treatment from that level rather treating symptoms alone, the approach often taken by modern medicine.

References

• Insulin References