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<blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 2517681" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>There is a special test called a C-peptide test which is a blood test used to measure serum insulin levels. It seems that GP's do not provide this test, which has to be Consultant led. It is given as part of the process of diagnosing T1D, but is generally not available for T2D. There are indepenant labs who offer this as a private service but you need to arrange a blood draw by a phlebotomist or HCP at the GP practice.</p><p></p><p>As a long term T2D, I have come to assume I have IR a plenty, This is based on personal experience of knowing that my blood sugars do drop over time, without injecting insulin, ergo I am producing insulin. I am on a sulfonyl medication that improves insulin output, and this does drop my blood quicker than when I stop it, so I know my pancreas is still capable of producing sufficient insulin. But I do not know for certain if I am IR. But it goes with the territory. I also know that on the occasions I got blue lighted to hospital for non diabetic reasons, they put me on an insulin pump and it did nothing for my sugar levels at the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldvatr, post: 2517681, member: 196898"] There is a special test called a C-peptide test which is a blood test used to measure serum insulin levels. It seems that GP's do not provide this test, which has to be Consultant led. It is given as part of the process of diagnosing T1D, but is generally not available for T2D. There are indepenant labs who offer this as a private service but you need to arrange a blood draw by a phlebotomist or HCP at the GP practice. As a long term T2D, I have come to assume I have IR a plenty, This is based on personal experience of knowing that my blood sugars do drop over time, without injecting insulin, ergo I am producing insulin. I am on a sulfonyl medication that improves insulin output, and this does drop my blood quicker than when I stop it, so I know my pancreas is still capable of producing sufficient insulin. But I do not know for certain if I am IR. But it goes with the territory. I also know that on the occasions I got blue lighted to hospital for non diabetic reasons, they put me on an insulin pump and it did nothing for my sugar levels at the time. [/QUOTE]
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