Test for Insulin Resistance at Home

Dive deeper by combining traditional blood glucose testing, including fasting, random, or continuous glucose monitoring, with functional, convenient, and painless saliva insulin testing to screen for insulin resistance.

Yes, a blood insulin test is available; however, it is invasive, inconvenient, does not assess the insulin response to specific foods, and has a controversial reference range. Some laboratories consider a fasting serum insulin level up to 24.9 μIU/mL to be “normal.” However, research shows that a fasting insulin level > 9.0 μIU/mL in the serum is associated with a diagnosis of prediabetes.¹

The reference ranges for the DiagnosTechs fasting and non-fasting saliva insulin tests are ideal for health optimization, and saliva is conveniently collected at home.

Insulin Resistance Testing at Home

DiagnosTechs offers two saliva insulin tests with clinically useful reference ranges to optimally screen for insulin resistance and other health concerns – fasting insulin (ISN1) & non-fasting insulin (ISN2). Ideally, patients will complete the Carbohydrate Stimulation Test by consuming a 75-gram carbohydrate bolus one hour before collecting saliva in the NOON vial for the postprandial (non-fasting) insulin test to screen for insulin resistance. However, you and your patients may choose to test the insulin response to any food or combination of foods.

Order functional home saliva insulin testing with the following test panels:

• Adrenal Stress Index
• Expanded Adrenal Stress Index
• Custom Flexi-Matrix

The fasting (ISN1) & non-fasting (ISN2) saliva insulin tests can also be ordered as a two-test ISN Panel or as single tests.

To place a test order, click here. DiagnosTechs will drop ship test kits directly to your patient’s home. Select this option at the top of the order form.

Please visit our Provider Tools page for more information about Insulin Resistance and Blood Sugar Dysregulation and choosing the right test panel.

Reference:

1. Johnson JL, Duick DS, Chui MA, Aldasouqi SA. Identifying prediabetes using fasting insulin levels. Endocr Pract. 2010;16(1):47-52.