Insulin Resistance Calculator

cstehansen · April 2018

I was listening to the Break Nutrition podcast where they were discussing a recent paper evaluating all the various ways to calculate insulin resistance. I think many have heard of the most common - HOMA-IR - and some have heard of QUICKI. However, there are now 2 papers evaluating a total of 8 (I think) different formula and the most accurate ended up being the McAuley Index which utilizes fasting insulin and fasting triglycerides.

Here is a link to the first of the papers - http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/12/3320

Here is the link to the second - https://www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S0168-8227(17)30914-2/fulltext

Here is a link to a calculator for the McAuley Index. All you need is your fasting insulin and fasting triglycerides to get your risk for insulin resistance.

http://www.insulinandmore.com/

Finally, here is the link to the podcast for those interested. This is one of the more science heavy podcasts that I listen to, so if you are not a big nerd, it may make your eyes glaze over.

https://breaknutrition.com/episode-34-metabolic-syndrome-series-chapter-1/