Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
The foundational blood chemistry panel — kidney, liver, and electrolytes
What Gabriel reads for
Glucose (blood sugar)
Kidney markers (creatinine, BUN, eGFR)
Liver enzymes (ALT, AST, ALP, bilirubin)
Cost
$20–$50 (often covered by insurance)
Turnaround
1–2 business days
Ordering path
LabCorp
Results flow
Upload + interpret in Gabriel
What this test reveals
What this test reveals
A Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) is a standard blood test that measures kidney function, liver function, electrolyte balance, and blood sugar — providing essential baseline data on your core metabolic health.
While the CMP is a conventional test, it's a critical foundation for health assessment. Gabriel uses CMP data through a functional lens, identifying subclinical patterns that conventional medicine misses — like early kidney stress, liver congestion, or electrolyte imbalances that drive fatigue and muscle cramps.
People usually reach for this kind of diagnostic when they want a clearer read on glucose (blood sugar), kidney markers (creatinine, bun, egfr), liver enzymes (alt, ast, alp, bilirubin), especially when symptoms or prior testing still leave blind spots.
Once results are back, you can upload them into Gabriel to connect the findings to symptoms, protocols, and next-step testing instead of leaving them as a static report.
Commonly relevant for: Weight Management Metabolic Health, Chronic Fatigue Fibromyalgia, Diabetes Blood Sugar.
Gabriel difference
Why this becomes more useful inside Gabriel
The CMP is foundational. Even if you're running advanced functional tests, you need baseline kidney and liver function data. Gabriel interprets CMP results functionally — not just looking for disease, but for optimal ranges. Elevated AST-to-ALT ratio suggests alcohol or mitochondrial stress. Low CO2 indicates acidosis. High-normal creatinine in a lean person suggests dehydration or early kidney stress. These nuances guide hydration protocols, liver support, and detoxification readiness.
Gabriel interprets results through a functional, root-cause lens: optimal ranges, pattern recognition across multiple diagnostics, and what the findings actually mean for action rather than just classification.
That means this test can feed directly into protocols, practitioner matching, food strategy, and follow-up testing instead of ending as a one-off PDF or lab portal result.
What to expect
What to expect from ordering to results
01
Order
Order directly through LabCorp or ask Gabriel whether there is a better path first.
02
Complete
A fasting blood draw at any local lab. Fast for 10–12 hours (water only).
03
Interpret
Upload the results to Gabriel for pattern recognition, protocol suggestions, and next-step guidance.
Frequently asked questions
Questions people usually ask before ordering
A CMP includes 14 markers: glucose, BUN, creatinine, sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2, calcium, total protein, albumin, bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, AST, and ALT. It provides a snapshot of your kidney function, liver function, blood sugar, and electrolyte balance.
The markers are the same, but interpretation differs. Conventional medicine flags values only when they fall outside broad 'normal' ranges. Functional medicine uses tighter optimal ranges to identify trends before disease develops. For example, fasting glucose of 99 is 'normal' conventionally but considered pre-diabetic functionally.
Yes. The CMP is one of the most commonly ordered and covered blood tests. Most annual physicals include it. It's typically part of routine bloodwork and costs $15-50 without insurance through direct labs.
At minimum annually as part of routine health screening. More frequently (every 3-6 months) if you're monitoring specific conditions, taking medications that affect liver or kidney function, or actively working on metabolic health improvement.
Not sure which test belongs in your workup?
Tell Gabriel your symptoms, goals, and what you have already tried. You will get a more useful answer than a generic test catalog can give you.