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Insulin Fasting, 1 Hour & 2 Hours
This series measures insulin before a glucose drink and again one and two hours later. The sequence shows how insulin production changes over the test.
Price for this test on its ownAED 220Test price AED 120
Clinical authorDr Nirupama SabhapathySpecialist Clinical Pathology
- Sample
- Serum
- Laboratory turnaround
- 24 hours
- Collection
- Dubai
- Laboratory
- Intel Lab
Understanding the test
What does the Insulin (Fasting, 1 Hour & 2 Hours) test measure?
Also called Insulin Response Series
The three samples allow the clinician to distinguish a baseline measurement from the earlier and later hormone response. A single insulin value cannot show that sequence.
When it may be requested
Timing the secretion response
The series provides more detail than a single fasting insulin sample.
An unclear glucose pattern
A clinician may examine insulin and glucose together when the relationship between them is the question.
Inside this test
What the laboratory looks for
In this test
- Fasting insulin
- 1-hour insulin
- 2-hour insulin
Before your sample
Prepare for collection
SpecimenSerum
Your checklist
Follow the laboratory's overnight fasting instructions and arrange medicine timing with your prescriber. You will have a baseline sample and two timed samples after a measured glucose drink.
A fasting blood draw comes first, followed by the glucose drink and samples at each scheduled hour. At home the team returns for those samples. In Deira, allow for the initial draw and two hours after the drink.
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Understanding your result
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Result guideInsulin Fasting, 1 Hour & 2 Hours
Reading your result
Each insulin value belongs to one time point. The corresponding glucose response, symptoms and reason for testing determine what the changes mean.
What can affect it
- A series of insulin levels cannot replace established diagnostic glucose criteria.
From sample to follow-up
Your testing journey
Laboratory testInsulin Fasting, 1 Hour & 2 Hours
- Specimen
- Serum
- Turnaround
- 24 hours
Open your laboratory report
Look for Insulin Fasting, 1 Hour & 2 Hours in your report. Use the sample type and collection time when comparing it with an earlier report.
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Discuss the next step
Review the three insulin measurements in their time order with any paired glucose results and symptoms during the test.
Clinical expertise
Your laboratory team
Patient questions
Before you book
What time should I set aside if I visit the laboratory?
Allow for the baseline draw and the full two hours after the drink. The measurements must be interpreted with the timing and corresponding glucose information.
Are all three results insulin levels?
Yes. This order specifies fasting, one-hour and two-hour insulin. Confirm separately which glucose measurements your clinician wants to compare with those levels.
What if one of my samples is taken late?
Tell the collector the actual timing. A delayed sample represents a different point on the insulin response and may change how the series is interpreted.
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Sources & further reading
Written by Dr Nirupama Sabhapathy, Specialist Clinical Pathology. Medically reviewed by Dr Joyce Jose, Specialist Clinical Pathology, on .
Catalogue information and AED price checked on 2 November 2026. Clinical suitability, preparation, collection arrangements and turnaround are confirmed for your selected test.