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<blockquote data-quote="oldgreymare" data-source="post: 2385958" data-attributes="member: 20373"><p>See this link for example for getting a private test - does mean you need to be able to attend their partner private hospitals for the blood draw. This seems quite pricey from what I recall of blood tests privately available in Thailand and Singapore, but that seems to be true of private health testing in the UK generally - still a niche market outside of routine employer sponsored checkups?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://privatebloodtests.co.uk/products/private-blood-test-for-insulin-c-peptide-in-blood" target="_blank">https://privatebloodtests.co.uk/products/private-blood-test-for-insulin-c-peptide-in-blood</a></p><p></p><p>If you do go the private route be aware interpretation of the result is not straightforward. This is what my local hospital trust publishes as GP guidance -</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>"Reference intervals</strong></span></p><p>A fasting C-peptide of <80 pmol/L or a stimulated C-peptide of <200 pmol/L suggests absolute insulin deficiency.</p><p></p><p>In insulin-treated diabetic patients, a stimulated C-peptide of <600 pmol/L suggests marked insulin deficiency and type1 DM.</p><p></p><p>C-peptide values close to thresholds should be interpreted with great caution and may not assist clinical decision.</p><p></p><p>C-peptide increases and is uninterpretable in renal impairment."</p><p></p><p>BUT each lab will have their own reference ranges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oldgreymare, post: 2385958, member: 20373"] See this link for example for getting a private test - does mean you need to be able to attend their partner private hospitals for the blood draw. This seems quite pricey from what I recall of blood tests privately available in Thailand and Singapore, but that seems to be true of private health testing in the UK generally - still a niche market outside of routine employer sponsored checkups? [URL]https://privatebloodtests.co.uk/products/private-blood-test-for-insulin-c-peptide-in-blood[/URL] If you do go the private route be aware interpretation of the result is not straightforward. This is what my local hospital trust publishes as GP guidance - [SIZE=5][B]"Reference intervals[/B][/SIZE] A fasting C-peptide of <80 pmol/L or a stimulated C-peptide of <200 pmol/L suggests absolute insulin deficiency. In insulin-treated diabetic patients, a stimulated C-peptide of <600 pmol/L suggests marked insulin deficiency and type1 DM. C-peptide values close to thresholds should be interpreted with great caution and may not assist clinical decision. C-peptide increases and is uninterpretable in renal impairment." BUT each lab will have their own reference ranges. [/QUOTE]
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