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Insulin C-Peptide
What's Included?
REQUIREMENTS
- NO FASTING is required
- LAB VISIT for blood draw
- PERSONALIZE with Diabetes Start Panel
Insulin acts as a traffic enforcer in the body. When it detects increased sugar levels, it stimulates cells to open up and accommodate the glucose to maintain normal levels in the blood. When Insulin is released from the pancreas, it starts out as a larger molecule bonded with a protein called C Peptide. Therefore, insulin levels and c-peptide levels are generally in the same range. With this in mind, an Insulin C Peptide test is ordered to measure the level of circulating insulin in the blood.
If the diabetes is newly diagnosed, the Insulin C Peptide test could be ordered to differentiate between the two types of the diabetes. Since type 1 diabetics do not produce natural insulin, they will have low peptide levels. On the other hand, those with type 2 diabetes will have a normal or high level of c-peptide since they still produce insulin. When patients are in Insulin therapy, the Peptide C Test can also find out if they are still producing and using their natural insulin.
Another function of the c-peptide test is to rule out diabetes as the cause of hypoglycemia. A diabetic taking too much insulin with have a low c-peptide level since man made insulin does not contain the protein.
Insulin C-Peptide (C-Peptide)
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Five Simple Steps to Get Started
1. CLICK Add to Cart
2. Choose from other recommended tests to Personalize your baseline
3. CLICK Checkout to create your private account
4. (Once your order is approved) PRINT DLO (Digital Lab Order)
5. Find the lab in your area with your zip code with the LOCATIONS link above.
Take the DLO to the lab to have your blood drawn at your convenience. (No appointment required)
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What is the Science of YOU?
The Science of You represents a new private way for individuals to engage in their health by
knowing their numbers today, comparing them to future results and tracking changes in their health over
time. It also allows them to communicate with other users, get information and if they choose, to share
their experience with the MyMedLab Facebook community.
Think of it as a new type of connection between question and answer. Where the latest tools, information
and devices come together under one roof. It's about using the same technology that is changing the way
we learn new things and applying it to your health. Sharing your own Science of You experience
with our community help us better serve you and educates the next generation.
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About Your Test Results
Your first set of results (along with any health information you choose to share) will be assembled into a
single private record as a reference point going forward. This information BELONGS TO YOU and NO OUTSIDE
PARTY can access it without your invitation and consent. It is not available to your employer, insurance
company, or any government agency and NEVER becomes part of your permanent medical record UNLESS YOU
PROVIDE IT.
Certain results, when complete, provide an option to purchase a one-on-one conversation (an expert
review) from a growing list of health coaches, authors and other providers to: ask questions, identify
risk factors and help create a plan to move forward with your own personal physician. This unique way to
privately share information is revolutionizing the way we learn about our care.
When you have more than one value for a test, results are graphed together so you can easily track changes
in your health over time. So the more tests the baseline includes, the more valuable it becomes in the
future. Your results are reviewed by our medical team for any values needing immediate attention
(critical) or requiring a follow up with your doctor (caution) before they are released to you. You'll
receive an email when you can log in and review your results.
Looking at the exact same data from different perspectives (medical doctors, alternative medicine,
nutrition, etc) allows everyone you invite to learn from each other. Experts can add notes, recommend
tests and follow up conversation (if needed), directly into one single record. Each conversation is
recorded and placed as an MP3 file in your private record to get the most out of the valuable information
they provide.
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An Important Note About Your Experience
MYMEDLAB TESTS, SUPPORT GROUPS, OR EXPERT REVIEWS ARE NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR THE SERVICES OF A PRIMARY CARE
PHYSICIAN. If you do not fully understand this important distinction about the services available
here, please do not purchase our products. Our platform serves as a connection that helps experts share
their knowledge. These private conversations, based on the health information contained in your record,
create a simple and convenient way to prepare for your next doctor's visit.
Your information is not sold, shared or used for ANY PURPOSE other than giving the expert the best
information to help you. Once the conversation is complete, you have the option of un-checking any answer
in your My History tab, which then deletes this information from your record.
While the experts CANNOT provide a diagnosis or recommend ANY specific treatment from a single lab report,
they may identify results that require a follow up with your personal physician. You will have the
opportunity to invite your trusted health providers to participate in these private health conversation.
We make it simple to securely fax individual results to your doctor from inside your record, if you choose
to make results part of your permanent medical record with them.
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No Hidden Costs
There are no hidden fees or yearly memberships to buy. Purchasing this panel is all that is required to
join. Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of ground-breaking discussions with the best and brightest
minds in health care today.
What's Included
CloseThe Price listed in the top right hand corner of each test description represents the ENTIRE COST to you. The following services are provided in that cost. There are NEVER any additional or hidden fees.
- Collection Fee for sample draw.
- Ordering Physician Fee (Lab Order Approval).
- Personal Health Record (PHR) creation that will hold ALL future results from our testing.
- Secure Data Storage that insures your results can ONLY be accessed by YOU.
- Transaction Fees that occur as part of the purchase process.