Oral Glucose Test with insulin determination

LABOKLIN Service ID: 1185

Diagnosis	equine metabolic syndrome (EMS)
Material	serum 1 ml (centrifuged soon after sampling, pipetted off and at least refrigerated – preferably frozen)
Execution	The horse must fast overnight (hay/straw only ration). In the morning, it gets: 1g/kg bdw of glucose. Blood collection to determine insulin levels after 2 hours.
Parameter	insulin
Method	CLIA
Species list	horse
Duration	1 day
Assessment	> 69 μU/ml insulin is indicative of insulin dysregulation (ID)