C-peptide test can help in the correct diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. This simple and cheap test can differentiate between Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes, as well as other genetic forms of diabetes.

Of those, 49 patients showed a C-peptide level greater than 200 pmol/L, of whom 38 were re-classified with type 2 diabetes, and 11 patients await re-classification and monogenic diabetes results.

What is the role of C peptide in managing uncontrolled type 2 diabetes? —Ndukwe H. Odeluga, MD, Bakersfield, Calif. Cleaved from proinsulin to make mature insulin, C peptide can be considered a ...

Once-daily oral verapamil may help preserve stimulated C-peptide secretion for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in JAMA. In findings from a randomized ...

Though intensive diabetes management did not have a beneficial impact on C-peptide, Beck said, the study showed automated insulin delivery still has a beneficial effect for youths newly diagnosed ...

Is there any role for C-peptide in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus? — VICKIE LANDRETH, RN, MSN, FNP, Lyons, Colo. Neither the American Diabetes Association nor the American ...

A single 90-minute C-peptide measurement shows similar sensitivity and specificity compared with a more intensive full test in children with type 1 diabetes.

The authors conclude that C-peptide treatment at a replacement dose for 6 months improves early neuropathic symptoms of type 1 diabetes, and they stress the importance of early intervention ...

A peptide called MOTS-c shows promise in preventing type 1 diabetes, in new tests in human cells in culture and live mice. The peptide regulates the immune system, potentially leading to ...

Jin-young Min, Kyoung-bok Min. Serum C-peptide levels and risk of death among adults without diabetes mellitus. CMAJ , 2013 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.121950 Cite This Page : ...

When compared for plasma glucose (PG), C-peptide, and IR HOMA 2 in umbilical vein serum the significant difference between two groups was found ().The concentration of C-peptide in the Study group ...