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    Insulin resistance score

    Am I insulin
    resistant?

    Enter your fasting glucose and fasting insulin to get your HOMA-IR score and what it means. No numbers yet? Copy the request for your doctor.

    HOMA-IR calculator

    Use the numbers from the same fasting blood test.

    Your HOMA-IR

    1.9

    Not likely insulin resistant

    Your score is below about 2, the range studies associate with normal insulin sensitivity. Keep training and recheck yearly, or every 3 months if you're actively changing your weight or treatment.

    HOMA-IR = glucose × insulin ÷ 405. Cutoffs vary between studies and populations; it's a screening estimate, not a diagnosis.

    Don't know your numbers?

    Fasting insulin usually isn't on a routine blood test, so you have to ask for it. Send this to your doctor through your patient portal or by email, or bring it to your visit.

    Subject: Request: fasting insulin and glucose test (HOMA-IR)

    Hi Dr. [name],

I'd like to check whether I have insulin resistance. At my next blood draw, could you please order these fasting tests:
- Fasting glucose
- Fasting insulin (so we can calculate my HOMA-IR score)
- HbA1c
- Lipid panel, including triglycerides and HDL

I'll fast for 8–12 hours before the test (water only). If any of these may not be covered by my insurance, could you let me know first?

Could we go over the results together, including my HOMA-IR score?

Thank you,
[Your name]
[Date of birth]
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    Need the labs for this? Fasting glucose and fasting insulin are on the doctor letter.

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