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