INSULIN ANTIBODIES, SERUM (EIA) U/mL

Interpretation
RESULT IN U/mL REMARKS

< 12 Normal

12 - 18 Equivocal

>18 Positive

Note: This is only a screening test for the diagnosis of IDDM (Type I Diabetes mellitus). It should be correlated with clinical
history and results of other investigations.

Clinical Use

 Predicting the future development of Type 1 Diabetes in asymptomatic children, adolescents

and adults when used in conjunction with family history, HLA typing & other autoantibodies
 Differential diagnosis of Type 1 versus Type 2 Diabetes
 Evaluating diabetics with insulin resistance

Investigation of hypoglycemia in non-diabetic subjects