INSULIN
Types
- Insulin is a hormone stored in the beta cells of pancreas and is secreted in response to elevated glucose level following a meal. Insulin helps in the transport of glucose from the blood to within cells, thus helping regulate blood glucose levels.
- This test measures the amount of insulin in the blood and provides information regardi...
Description
- Fasting : <25 mIU/L
- 30 mins after glucose administration: 30 -230 mIU/L
- 1 hr after glucose administration: 18- 276 mIU/L
- 2 hr after glucose administration: 16-166 mIU/L
When to get Tested
- When there is acute or chronic hypoglycemia (s/s sweating, palpitations, hunger, confusions, blurred vision , fainting and in severe cases seizures and loss of consciousness)
- When Insulin Resistance is suspected
Elevated Level
- Acromegaly
- Cushings syndrome
- Fructose / galactose intolerance
- Injection of exogenous insulin
- Insulinoma
- Liver disease
- Type 2 DM
- Obesity
- Pancreatic islet cell lesion
- Sulfonyl urea induced hypoglycemia
- Drugs - corticosteroids
Decreased Level
- Hypopituitarism
- Type1 DM
