This product is a home blood test kit that measures islet cell autoantibodies (ICA), which are immune markers that may indicate autoimmune activity against the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. It helps distinguish whether an autoimmune process might be involved in diabetes development.
Detects ICA to evaluate autoimmune activity in pancreatic islet cells
Useful for people recently diagnosed with diabetes to differentiate autoimmune vs non-autoimmune types
Helps guide medical follow-up, monitoring, or specialist referral
Convenient home sampling with laboratory-based immunoassay testing
A positive ICA result suggests autoimmune response, but does not by itself confirm diagnosis or disease severity
A negative result does not rule out autoimmune diabetes entirely — additional antibody tests (e.g. GAD, IA-2) may be needed
This test is for informational use and must be interpreted by a qualified healthcare professional alongside clinical and lab data
All samples are processed by accredited laboratories using validated immunoassay methods
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Type 1 diabetes is a condition caused by a lack of insulin due to autoimmune processes destroying the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. In contrast, type 2 diabetes primarily results from the body's resistance to the effects of insulin (insulin resistance) and does not involve autoimmune processes. Islet cell antibodies are diabetes-related autoantibodies produced by the immune system associated with type 1 diabetes.
