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Serum Proinsulin
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Last reviewed: 05.07.2025
Reference values (norm) for proinsulin concentration in blood serum in adults are 2-2.6 pmol/l.
One of the causes of diabetes mellitus development may be a disorder of insulin secretion from beta cells into the blood. To diagnose disorders of insulin secretion into the blood, proinsulin and C-peptide are determined. Changes in proinsulin concentrations in various forms of diabetes mellitus.
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