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Insulin

Source Blood
Mnemonic INS

Serial collections: SERINS
 
Specimen Requirements

1 x 3.5 mL gold top SST tube

0.5 mL serum

Minimum Whole Blood Volumes for Micro-Collections using Microtainers

Required fasting - 8 hours
 

Specimen Handling
Additional Information Serial collections may be performed.
Record collection times on tube and on requisition.
 
Testing Location Immunochemistry
Testing Frequency Weekdays
Alternate Name(s)
Reference Interval Fasting: <120 pmol/L