₹800.00
Overview
What is INSULIN, RANDOM
Insulin is a hormone produced by pancreas in your body. It helps the body to convert food into energy. After we eat, insulin makes sugar/glucose to move from the blood into the cells to produce fat, protein & sugar. When we need more energy, insulin helps us to use fat, protein & sugar that we have stored. Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not make enough insulin to meet its daily need or does not properly use the insulin it makes. Type 1 diabetes is due to deficiency of insulin as the cells of pancreas producing insulin are destroyed. Type 2 diabetes is due to resistance of the body to the action of insulin. This test is used for the management of diabetes. It is also used to diagnose insulin secreting tumor called Insulinoma. Insulin levels at any random time of the day should be parallel with blood glucose levels.
Parameters
Doctor Information
Pre-test Information
No special preparation required
Report Delivery
Daily
Code
R041
Category
Stability Room
2 hrs
Stability Refrigerated
24 hrs
Stability Frozen
4 weeks
Method
CMIA
Specimen
2 mL (1 mL min.) of one SST serum. Ship frozen or chilled.
Usage
The pancreatic beta cells create insulin. It causes diabetes Type 1 (IDDM), which is brought on by insufficient insulin, and Type 2 (NIDDM), which is brought on by resistance to insulin. The management of diabetes can benefit from this assay. It can also be used to diagnose insulinoma when combined with measurements of C-peptide and proinsu-lin.