Fasting insulin — lab reference
Some search terms matchedNo universal reference or treatment target. Standardize fasting duration and collection time.
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What’s searchable?No universal reference or treatment target. Standardize fasting duration and collection time.
Interpret with concurrent glucose, kidney function, and exogenous insulin use.
Formula-dependent and population-dependent. Dr. Purser to define clinic interpretation, if used.
Assay-specific; reflects approximately 2-3 weeks and is affected by protein turnover.
Fasting, ketogenic diets, illness, and diabetes context materially affect interpretation.
150-199 borderline high; 200-499 high; ≥500 severe and pancreatitis-relevant.
90-99 above desirable; 100-119 borderline high; 120-139 high; ≥140 very high. Risk goals may be lower.
Assay-specific. Interpret with HDL and ApoB.
Approximate risk strata are sex-specific and assay-dependent.
≥75 increased; ≥125 commonly treated as a risk-enhancing level. Units are not directly interchangeable with mg/dL.
≥2 suggests higher cardiovascular risk; >10 may reflect acute inflammation and should generally be repeated when well.
Age, kidney function, obesity, rhythm, and clinical setting affect interpretation.
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