Specimen Requirements

Title

Insulin, Serum

Specimen Requirement

Fasting is preferred.

Collect SST/1.0 mL serum, after 30 minutes of clotting promptly centrifuge and send refrigerated.

Methodology

Immunoassay (IA)

Stability

Room temp: 8 hours, Refrigerated: 7 days, Frozen: 28 days

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

3 days set up Monday-Friday a.m.

Clinical Use

For diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes and insulin-secreting tumors.

Test Code

INSS