Insulin & Glucose – Fasting 12 Hour [Referral]

Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply.

Measurement of insulin and glucose from a fasting sample.  This test is used for a diagnosis of insulinoma in dogs, cats, and ferrets and an indicator of metabolic syndrome in horses. Also used to document insulin resistance, especially in horses suspected of pituitary adenoma.

1 mL serum

Collect sample when animal is hypoglycemic.  

Fasting is not necessary in horses; avoid feeding grain for at least 4 hrs. prior to sample collection. It is not necessary to withhold hay.  

Remove from red cells and place sample in an additive free transport tube.

Label all samples.

This test is performed at the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Lansing, MI. Prices listed for tests performed outside TVMDL may not include referral lab accession fees and are subject to change without notice. A processing and shipping fee is added to all referral tests. Turnaround times vary depending on shipping time and the referral lab’s schedule.