FAQs

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Q: Tell me a little more about the NMR LipoProfile test and why your assessment use this instead of other insulin values?
A: The NMR LipoProfile test provides lipids, particle number, and LP-IR score. The LP-IR score is significantly better than fasting insulin or HOMA-IR in predicting incident diabetes. Additionally, combining fasting glucose and LP-IR allows for a gender specific estimation of eight-year diabetic risk. Also, reduction of LP-IR (achievable with therapeutic lifestyle change) was significantly, independently predictive of subjects not experiencing incident diabetes in the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).

Answers about the testing experience

Q: What can I drink during the 10-12 hour fast prior to having my blood drawn?
A: To get an accurate biomarker value, you need to be completely fasted—that means no calories at all. You can drink black coffee (no additives!) or water. It’s just 10-12 hours, you can do it!

Also, remember to do no strenuous exercise during your 10-12 hour fast.

A good rule of thumb is to have your normal supper in the evening, then go to the lab first thing in the morning before breakfast.

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Receiving Your Assessment Results

Q: I received an email that my report is complete. Get me to the good stuff!
A: To download your complete Assessment, you will need to log back in at https://app.precisionhealthreports.com with your same email address and password that you set earlier when completing your Preassessment Questionnaire (you can use the Forgot Password option, too).

Click on the “Reports” tab then you will see all reports for your account. Scroll over to the right and click the little green report icon and your report will download.

If you are on a mobile device, downloading your report may be a little tricky since the full screen does not easily fit on the small screen. No worries! Just follow this short video.

Q: What biomarker values are collected and shared in the report?
A: Our report shares the complete NMR Lipoprofile panel with you as part of your report—you bought it, you get the complete results. You receive the following score:

  • ApoB (or LDL-P)

  • LDL-C

  • HDL-C

  • Triglycerides

  • Total Cholesterol

  • HDL-P

  • Small LDL-P

  • LDL Size

  • Fasting Glucose

  • Lipoprotein insulin resistance (LP-IR)

  • Lipoprotein(a)

  • GlycA

Answers for licensed healthcare providers and staff

Q: Can my own clinic staff do the blood draw instead of sending my patients to a LabCorp facility?
A: Yes, but we do prefer to handle the full process for you. However, if you prefer to do your own labs, we will provide your patient with their LabCorp order requisition number when they complete their pre-test survey. Then your in-house lab will need to submit the specimen with that requisition number. To properly collect the blood sample, your lab will need to follow LabCorp’s guide for NMR specimen handling.

  • NMR LipoTube [black-and-yellow-top tube] is the preferred container, plain red-top tube, lavender-top [EDTA-no gel] tube, or green-top [heparin-no gel] tube)

  • Refrigerate all acceptable tube types as soon as possible after centrifugation and within 24 hours of collection.

  • Keep refrigerated prior to shipment, and ship on frozen cool packs. 

  • Do not store at room temperature. Do not freeze the sample. Sample is stable refrigerated for six days.