Diabetes-related Autoantibodies
Also known as: Islet autoantibodies
Formal name: Islet Cell Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies; ICA; Insulin Autoantibodies; IAA; Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibodies; GADA; GAD65 Autoantibodies; Insulinoma-Associated-2 Autoantibodies; IA-2A; ICA512 Autoantibodies; Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase-like Autoantibodies
At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To help diagnose autoimmune type 1 diabetes; to help predict the development of type 1 diabetes in family members of those affected (for research purposes only)
When to Get Tested?
When a patient is first diagnosed with diabetes to help determine whether their diabetes is autoimmune-related; when a person with non-insulin-treated diabetes has great difficulty achieving glycemic control (e.g., cannot maintain normal or near-normal blood sugar levels)
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
