Diabetes Panel

A 15-marker panel combining HbA1c, fasting glucose, and fasting insulin — the three markers that together provide a complete picture of blood sugar regulation. HbA1c shows your 3-month average, fasting glucose reflects immediate control, and fasting insulin reveals whether your pancreas is overworking to maintain normal glucose levels. More comprehensive than HbA1c alone and far more informative than the standard GP glucose test.

This 15-marker panel combines the three most important blood sugar markers — HbA1c, fasting glucose, and fasting insulin — to provide a complete picture of glucose regulation that no single test can offer. Together, they detect metabolic dysfunction at different stages, from early insulin resistance through to established diabetes. Fasting glucose is the most basic measure and the one most GPs order, but it only reflects blood sugar at a single point in time and can remain normal until diabetes is quite advanced. HbA1c provides a 3-month average of blood sugar control by measuring the percentage of haemoglobin molecules with glucose attached — it is more stable and less affected by what you ate yesterday. However, HbA1c can be falsely low in conditions that shorten red blood cell lifespan and falsely elevated in iron deficiency. Fasting insulin is the marker that changes earliest and is the most valuable for prevention. Insulin resistance — where the pancreas must produce increasing amounts of insulin to maintain normal glucose — can be present for 10-15 years before glucose levels become abnormal. By the time fasting glucose or HbA1c flags a problem, the pancreas has already been overworking for years. Testing insulin alongside glucose reveals this hidden phase. The panel requires an 8-10 hour fast with a morning blood draw for accurate insulin and glucose measurement. ClearLabs delivers results within 2-3 business days, displayed against optimal ranges that are tighter than conventional laboratory thresholds — catching metabolic drift before it becomes diagnosable disease.