Blood Test Information

Urine C-Peptide:Creatinine ratio
(a.k.a UCPCR)

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Test Code: CPU

Special instructions
Specimen type: Boric acid MSU container. Telephone 824712 to order.
Sample should be post prandial, collected approximately two hours after a meal stimulation.
Patients should continue taking their insulin as usual.

Sent away to Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.

Reference range
See report or link below on interpretation.

Units
nmol/mmol/L

Turnaround Time
21 days

Department: Biochemistry

Clinical Application
UCPCR is used in patients on insulin treatment to assess endogenous insulin secretion. The interpretation depends on the specific clinical scenario i.e. type of diabetes and treatment.

Links:
» Urine C Peptide:Creatinine Ratio interpretation and further information