C Peptide Random 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
Measures C-peptide in your blood at a random time. C-peptide is released in equal amounts with insulin, so it shows how much insulin your own pancreas is making.
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.
Excessive thirst, frequent urination, tiredness, slow-healing wounds, weight gain/obesity, family history of diabetes, adults over 30 and people with diabetes.
No fasting needed.
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It suggests the pancreas is making little insulin, as seen in type 1 diabetes or long-standing type 2 diabetes.
No fasting is needed. You can eat and drink normally unless your doctor has advised otherwise.
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.