HOMA-IR Test
HOMA-IR is presented as tracking metabolic function years before glucose becomes abnormal. The article says HOMA-IR provides feedback during the reversible phase of disease rather than only near the end. If fasting insulin were routinely m…
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HOMA-IR is presented as tracking metabolic function years before glucose becomes abnormal. The article says HOMA-IR provides feedback during the reversible phase of disease rather than only near the end. If fasting insulin were routinely measured, elevated insulin would be detectable years or decades before blood sugar rises. Fasting glucose alone can miss insulin resistance when high insulin keeps glucose normal. The article defines an ideal HOMA-IR score as 1.0 or lower. HOMA-IR is calculated by multiplying fasting glucose by fasting insulin and dividing by a constant. The article gives the HOMA-IR formula as fasting glucose times fasting insulin divided by a constant of about 400–500. The article describes HOMA-IR as a validated score for directly quantifying insulin resistance. A HOMA-IR score of about 1.0 is described as optimal insulin sensitivity. The HOMA-IR test is a valuable but underutilized diagnostic tool. HOMA-IR is calculated from fasting insulin and fasting glucose. HOMA-IR combines fasting glucose and fasting insulin into one score that indicates metabolic strain. HOMA-IR provides a quantitative measure of insulin resistance using fasting glucose and fasting insul…