INSULIN(PP)

Test details

Insulin is an anabolic hormone that promotes glucose uptake in the body. An Insulin Post-Prandial Blood Test helps to evaluate the level of insulin in the blood after taking a meal.

Test ordered for

To evaluate insulin level in the blood post meal

Test recommended

It helps to diagnose Metabolic Syndrome and Prediabetes . Higher values indicate diseases like Type II diabetes, Infantile hypoglycaemia, Insulinoma, Hyperinsulinism, Obesity, Hyperthyroidism, Cushing’s syndrome and Acromegaly. Lower measure indicate Type I Diabetes mellitus and resistance to insulin.