Measuring insulin response alongside glucose levels provides a more complete picture of insulin sensitivity than glucose levels alone.

“True, but you miss about 5 years of 'heads up' by not seeing the insulin response, even in the presence of normal/good glucose disposal.”

“so it's a you know it's important to understand the role that even stress can play on glucose and that's why I think fasting glucose is directionally interesting but it's the it's the insulin that gives you the more fine-tuned insight”

“And it's, in my opinion, it's all about insulin. Most endocrinologists worry about the glucose. I worry about the insulin.”

“If we were able to broaden the paradigm a little bit and include insulin, then all of a sudden we are measuring the earliest signs of insulin resistance because it is insulin itself that ought to be measured when we're trying to get that view of the patient's not only metabolic health but insulin resistance.”