Insulin
An insulin in blood test measures the amount of insulin in a sample of your blood. Insulin is a hormone that your pancreas makes. It helps move blood glucose (blood sugar) from your bloodstream into your cells where it's used for energy. Glucose comes from many foods you eat. It's your body's main source of energy.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Normal range
- Normal
- 2.6–24.9 uIU/mL
- Normal
- 2.6–24.9 mcIU/mL
Ranges from LabCorp Test Directory, Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog).
What an abnormal result can be associated with
- A high result
- Hyperinsulinemia
- A low result
- Hypoinsulinemia
Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis — only a clinician can interpret your result in context.
Details
- Sample
- Serum or plasma · LOINC
- Part of
- Bryan Johnson Blueprint · Insulin.free and Insulin.total panel
- Listed under
- Diabetes Type 2 · Hypoglycemia
- Code
- LOINC 20448-7 · uU/mL
- Also known as
- Ultralente, IH7, Humulin, Sliding, Lente