Can you draw blood for insulin resistance during your period?

Generally, blood can be drawn for insulin resistance during menstruation. Some of the monitoring indicators are affected during menstruation, such as gonadotropins, pituitary-like hormones, gonadotropins, etc. will change, but drawing blood for insulin resistance is generally not affected by the menstrual cycle or gonadotropins. Insulin resistance test is to test the patient’s pancreatic islet function, let the patient draw blood to check insulin in fasting state, and then eat a meal, usually in 30 minutes or 60 minutes, 120 minutes to check insulin, a total of 3 times to complete the test of insulin level, according to the results can determine whether the patient exists in the insulin resistance, generally unaffected by menstrual cycle. Patients are advised to consult the hospital where the test is performed, and the need to avoid menstruation may be related to the hospital’s requirements.