C Peptide Post Prandial Test
- Category
- Diabetes
- Sample
- Blood sample taken from a vein in your arm
- Reports () Terms & Conditions Report time varies with time of sample collection.
- In 3 days
- Fasting
- No Fasting
- Age
- 5+ Years
What Is This Test?
Measures C-peptide in your blood after a meal (post-prandial). C-peptide is released in equal amounts with insulin, so it shows how much insulin your own pancreas is making.
Why this test is performed?
Helps distinguish type 1 from type 2 diabetes, assess remaining insulin production, and investigate unexplained low blood sugar. Unlike insulin tests, it is not affected by injected insulin.
Who should take this test?
Excessive thirst, frequent urination, tiredness, slow-healing wounds, weight gain/obesity, family history of diabetes, adults over 30 and people with diabetes.
Test Preparation
Eat your usual meal and give the sample exactly 2 hours after you start eating.
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Frequently asked questions
It suggests the pancreas is making little insulin, as seen in type 1 diabetes or long-standing type 2 diabetes.
Eat your usual meal and give the sample exactly 2 hours after you start eating.
Blood sample taken from a vein in your arm.
Usually within 31–55 hours after the sample reaches the lab. You will receive the report online.
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