Getting an insulin lab test in Canada

I saw two doctors to get an insulin test but both of them declined to order a lab test for me. I do not suspect that I have diabetes but I'd like to monitor my insulin level primarily for metabolic evaluation - my personal goal is to have my insulin at a very low level. I never have a family doctor so I went to this walk-in-clinic. The first doctor mentioned that they only checked glucose and if glucose is okay, then insulin is okay. I did further research, came back to the clinic to see another doctor and explained what I'm trying to monitor, but the other doctor still declined. He mentioned that they can't do it unless there is an abnormality in the Glucose test, as it is a fairly expensive procedure and the lab's Chief Pathologist will question them. I guess this is the retarded complication from socialised healthcare. I called the lab to say that I can pay it out of pocket but they mentioned that I still need to get a requisition form from the doctor, which means another waste of time lining up in the clinic for a 3 minute doctor's face time and form filling. At this point I wonder why the bureaucracy is this mind-boggling. For Canadians who have done it, how do you usually get an insulin test? What's the easiest route for this?

What is it exactly? An equipment that I can use to check my insulin level myself? I don't think I would trust myself to administer it, anything involving semi-technical labour work and I suck big time at it.

What is a plate reader?

It is really a way of keeping track my body metabolism function, a high insulin level preventing the body to use fat as energy sources, so minimising body fat is also largely a function of keeping insulin level low. As you said, blood glucose testing does not detect insulin resistance problem, and I'd like to know if this was an issue for me. My goal is to reduce my fasting insulin level to 5 or lower, but I currently have no idea what my level is.

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Critically serious, of course not, more of an annoyance factor for an hour of waiting time (I don't have a family doctor and the walk-in-clinic in my area is fairly busy), on top of the previous visits. Not to mention the additional zero-value added billing that the doctors charge to the taxpayers. I just like to know if there is a smoother way to proceed in Canada.

I can't speak about other people's case or whether it is always that bureaucratic, but yes, for me that was the case. It might also be the lab's policy, although I can't comprehend why, rather than being government legislated. To be fair, my limited experience with the system has been reasonably okay, not the greatest, but not downright pathetic either.

I didn't mean to underestimate your knowledge, please don't take it that way. Anyways, yes, I've been experimenting with insulin level reduction since early-mid Dec and I think it has resulted satisfactorily. My waist line dropped by more than 3 inches and my food craving is significantly less noticeable, this with me not materially restricting the overall quantity of food intakes (while obviously eliminating simple carbs and sugar), so in term of body fat reduction, the theory that I'm experimenting with seems to be working out. My insulin level, which is really what the experiment largely focuses on, should have gone down too, but I have never measured it in the first place so other than gut feeling I don't have much ideas. I don't see why knowing this information wouldn't help tracking progress, it's also like monitoring other common variables like LDL, Triglycerides, cholesterol, etc, especially with insulin playing a major factor in how the body processing these substances. The only thing that I neglected to eliminate in my intakes was diet soda, which up until a few days ago I did not realise that there are considerable evidences suggesting that Acesulfame K causes insulin release. It was also the only major processed food consumption in my diet, I am swearing it off for a few months (if not permanently) and see if I'd feel better.