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IHC Diabetic Health Checkup

For someone already diagnosed: fasting and post-prandial sugar, HbA1c and insulin, with the kidney, thyroid and lipid checks a diabetic review is supposed to include. Quarterly monitoring, one draw

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Reports within
8 hours
Fasting
10–12 hours

What is in it

About this checkup

The quarterly review for someone already diagnosed with diabetes, in one visit: a fasting and a post-prandial sugar, HbA1c, a fasting insulin, and the kidney, thyroid, lipid and uric acid checks a diabetic review is supposed to include.

Sugar control is only part of a diabetic review. Most of the harm diabetes does is to the kidneys, the arteries and the nerves, and each of those is watched with a different number. Urine microalbumin and creatinine follow the kidneys, the lipid profile follows the cardiovascular risk, and the thyroid is checked because thyroid disease and diabetes travel together often enough to be worth looking for.

The insulin level is what separates this from a sugar panel: read against the fasting glucose, it shows whether the body is still making insulin and struggling to use it, or has begun to run short.

Who it is for

Anyone with type 2 diabetes on medication, for their routine quarterly review. People with prediabetes who are being watched and not yet treated. Anyone with PCOS, a large waist or a strong family history who wants insulin resistance assessed. It is also the panel a doctor asks for when a diabetic patient's control has slipped and the reason is not obvious.

How often to repeat it

Every three months while sugar control is being adjusted, which is also how often HbA1c is worth repeating — it takes about that long to change. Every six months once control is stable and your doctor is satisfied with it.

What it looks at19 parameters across 5 body systems

Heart & circulation

Cholesterol, clotting and the heart-risk markers that rarely cause symptoms until they do

8
  • Total cholesterol
  • Triglycerides
  • HDL cholesterol
  • LDL cholesterol
  • VLDL cholesterol
  • Non-HDL cholesterol
  • Total cholesterol / HDL ratio
  • LDL / HDL ratio

Metabolic health

How well the body manages blood sugar and insulin — where diabetes risk shows first, years before symptoms

5
  • Fasting blood glucose
  • Post-prandial blood glucose
  • HbA1c
  • Estimated average glucose
  • Insulin, fasting

Kidney & urinary

How well the kidneys are filtering, an area that stays quiet until late

3
  • Creatinine
  • Uric acid
  • Microalbumin (urine)

Thyroid

The thyroid regulates metabolism and is behind a large share of unexplained tiredness and weight change

3
  • TSH
  • Total T3
  • Total T4

Bone & joints

Calcium, vitamin D and the markers of joint inflammation

1
  • Uric acid

How to prepare

  • Fast for 10 to 12 hours before the first sample. Water is fine.
  • The post-prandial sugar is a second draw exactly 2 hours after you start breakfast, so plan the morning around two visits or a wait.
  • Eat your normal breakfast between the two samples, not a lighter one. A changed meal changes the reading.
  • Take your diabetes medication as usual unless your doctor has said otherwise, and tell the phlebotomist when you took it.
  • Collect a first-morning urine sample for the microalbumin; the phlebotomist brings the container.

What it does not look at

This is a monitoring panel and does not include a blood count, a liver panel or vitamin levels. If you want those in the same year, the Complete checkup carries them.

Why take it

  • HbA1c is the score the treatment is judged on: It averages three months, so it shows whether the current medication and diet are working, and not how yesterday went.
  • The post-prandial reading finds the spike: Someone can have a normal fasting sugar and a high reading two hours after a meal, and that pattern is treated differently.
  • Kidneys are the first thing diabetes damages: Urine microalbumin and creatinine together catch it at the stage where tightening control still reverses it.
  • Insulin tells you which problem it is: A high insulin with a high sugar means resistance; a low insulin means the pancreas is falling behind, and the treatment differs.
  • Diabetic risk is a heart risk: The lipid profile is here because cardiovascular disease, and not blood sugar itself, is what most often shortens a diabetic life.

Questions about IHC Diabetic Health Checkup

Why are two blood samples needed?

The fasting sugar is taken before you eat and the post-prandial sugar exactly two hours after you start breakfast. The pair shows both your baseline and how far the sugar rises after a normal meal, which one sample cannot.

Should I take my diabetes tablets before the test?

Take them as usual unless your doctor has told you otherwise, and tell the phlebotomist when you took them. The review is meant to show how you are doing on your treatment, and skipping a dose changes the result you are trying to measure.

What does the insulin test add?

Read against the fasting sugar, it distinguishes a pancreas producing plenty of insulin that the body has stopped responding to from one that has begun to run short. Those two situations are managed differently, and the sugar readings alone look similar.

How often should I repeat this?

Every three months while your medication or diet is being adjusted. HbA1c reflects about three months of control, so repeating it sooner tells you very little. Every six months once things are stable.

Is this the right panel if I have only been told I am prediabetic?

Yes. It measures both sugars, HbA1c and insulin, which together say how far along the process is and whether insulin resistance is present. That is more informative at this stage than a single fasting number.

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What happens after you book

  1. A phlebotomist is assigned and reaches you in your chosen slot, as soon as the next hour
  2. The sample is collected with a sealed single-use kit and moved on a cold chain
  3. The report lands on WhatsApp and email within 8 hours

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