Insulin Tolerance Test with glucose determination

LABOKLIN Service ID: 1058


Diagnosis

Suspected insulin resistance

Material

Sodium fluoride blood 2x 1 ml

Execution

  • Fasting not required
  • Blood sample taken to determine baseline glucose (sample 0)
  • Then i.v. injection 0.10 IU of insulin/kg bdw
  • Repeat sampling to determine glucose after 30 min
  • Then feed promptly!

Parameter

Glucose

Method

Photometry

Species list

Horse

Duration

Reporting of results on the day the sample is received (Mon–Sat)

Assessment

Healthy horses have blood glucose levels of < 50% of the initial value 30 min after the injection of insulin and these levels should have risen back to the initial level at the latest after 2 hours.
Cave: risk of hypoglycaemia in insulin-sensitive horses