Oral Glucose Test with Insulin Determination

Testing for equine metabolic syndrome (EMS)

Serum 1 ml (centrifuged and separated shortly after coagulation, pipetted off)

• Please pay attention to the note – country-specific – on the submission form regarding the temperature during storage/transport!

• Fasting required, only reduced feeding of hay/straw.
• In the morning administration of glucose 1 g/kg bdw

Insulin

Chemiluminescence assay (CLIA)

Horse

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

An insulin concentration > 69 μU/ml indicates insulin dysregulation (ID).