# Insulin

> This test measures the amount of insulin in your blood, which is a hormone made by the pancreas to help your body use sugar for energy. It helps show whether your body is producing too much insulin, which can cause low blood sugar, or if your body has become resistant to insulin. This measurement assists in ruling out pancreatic tumors or specific metabolic disorders. It does not diagnose diabetes by itself and must be reviewed along with blood sugar levels to provide a complete picture.

- Labcorp code: 004333
- Category: [Heart & Metabolic](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/heart-metabolic.md)
- Price: shown at checkout, before payment.
- Blood draw: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Preparation: Fast before your blood draw. Water is fine. Skip food and other drinks, including coffee and tea.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=004333&ref=assistant
- Already in these panels: [Base Core Annual – Men](https://app.picardo.health/labs/panels/base-core-men.md), [Base Core Annual – Women](https://app.picardo.health/labs/panels/base-core-women.md), [Heart Health](https://app.picardo.health/labs/panels/heart-health.md), [Celiac / GI Panel](https://app.picardo.health/labs/panels/celiac-gi.md)

## About ordering

A licensed physician reviews every order before any test is run, and results arrive in the person's Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.