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Test ID: INAB    
Insulin Antibodies, Serum

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Predicting the future development of type 1 diabetes in asymptomatic children, adolescents, and young adults, when used in conjunction with family history, HLA-typing, and other autoantibodies, including GD65S/81596 Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD65) Antibody Assay, Serum and islet cell antigen 2 (IA-2) antibodies

 

Differential diagnosis of type 1 versus type 2 diabetes

 

Evaluating diabetics with insulin resistance in patients with established diabetes (type 1 or type 2)

 

Investigation of hypoglycemia in nondiabetic subjects

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Radioimmunoassay (RIA)

NY State Available Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

Yes

Reporting Name Lists a shorter or abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test

Insulin Abs, S

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Anti-Insulin
Human Insulin
INAB (Insulin Antibodies)
Insulin Ab
Insulin Antibody