Tag: HOMAIR

HOMA-IR calculator: know your insulin resistance

HOMA-IR calculator: know your insulin resistance

The HOMA-IR calculator is a tool that allows you to assess the body’s degree of insulin resistance and can be used to help doctors assess the risk of situations such as pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, for example. ​The HOMA-IR calculation is done using mathematical formulas that take into account the amount of […]

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HOMA-BETA and HOMA-IR: what they are for and reference values

HOMA-BETA and HOMA-IR: what they are for and reference values

The Homa Index is a measurement that appears in the blood test results that serves to assess insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and pancreas activity (HOMA-BETA) and, thus, assist in the diagnosis of diabetes. The word Homa means Homeostasis Assessment Model and, generally, when the results are above the reference values, it means that there is a […]

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