Required for everyone
Insulin & Glucose Response Test
These two tests are done together, and they are the only tests everyone must do. They show how your body handles sugar, and how much insulin it needs to do it.
- A fasting blood sample is taken (after at least 8 hours without food).
- You drink a 75 g glucose drink.
- Blood is drawn again at 1 hour and at 2 hours, checking both insulin and glucose.
Plan to stay at the lab for about 2 hours. Avoid exercising or walking around. Just sit and relax.
Strongly recommended
If you haven’t had blood work in over a year
Or if you’ve been specifically advised to, these tests are essential.
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)
Electrolytes, kidney function (creatinine, eGFR) and liver function tests.
Lipid Profile
Cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides. Use it to calculate your triglyceride-to-HDL and total cholesterol-to-HDL ratios.
TSH
Thyroid function screening.
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
Your average blood sugar over roughly the past 3 months.
Advanced testing
For more complex cases
If your condition is more severe, or you’ve been specifically advised to, these tests give a fuller picture.
- NMR Lipid Profile
- High-sensitivity CRP
- Fibrinogen
- Lipoprotein(a)
- Uric acid
- Microalbumin (urine)
- 25-OH Vitamin D
- Homocysteine
- Ferritin
- Thyroid panel (TSH, free T3, free T4, TPO antibodies)
- Men’s hormones (total & free testosterone)
- Women’s hormones (FSH, LH, DHEA-S, estradiol, progesterone, free testosterone, SHBG)
Next step
Once you have your results, upload them to your account so we can review them together.