Insulin Response to Glucose, 2 hour

Included Tests

2 hour Insulin; Fasting Insulin

Client Notes

Please remind patients of the time frame this testing will take, and that they need to be at the drawsite in plenty of time before closing.

On the PRMC Campus, tolerance collections are performed at Parkview Outpatient Center, 11141 Parkview Plaza Drive, Suite 100 Fort Wayne, IN 46845 Entrance 3 

Patient Preparation

Fasting

Patient should discontinue taking Biotin, Vitamin B7, or Vitamin H 48 hours before getting blood drawn.

Specimen Requirements

1.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube (One For Each Insulin Timed Collection)

Transport And Storage

2 days Refrigerated

Collection Instructions

Centrifuge tubes and separate from cells within 2 hours

Instruct patients that they CANNOT share glucola beverage with anyone as it is for diagnostic purposes. 

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL Serum per specimen

Neonatal Volume

Reference Range:

Refer to report for reference ranges

Test Comments:

Patients taking vitamin supplements containing doses of >5 mg/day may have falsely decreased test results generated.

Methodology:

• Immunometric Assay

CDM

01423525 x 2

CPT Coding

83525 x 2