Marcelle Pick explains the HOMA-IR score, a blood test that measures insulin resistance using fasting glucose and insulin levels. It catches the problem years before blood sugar problems show up, even when glucose looks normal. A high score explains stubborn belly fat, fatigue, and cravings that diet alone won't fix.
There's one blood test that tells you if you're insulin resistant, and that tells us if that's the reason you can't lose weight. And almost no one has heard of it. It's called HOMA-IR score, and it's calculated from 2 simple numbers you can get on a basic blood panel. You've probably had them done. Your fasting glucose and your fasting insulin. And together they show us whether your body is quietly becoming insulin resistant, often years before your blood sugar shows up as abnormal on a standard test. Most people only get their glucose checked, but glucose can look totally normal while insulin is quietly climbing higher and higher just to keep it there. That's the piece almost every standard physical misses. Here's why this matters to you. A HOMA-IR score gives us an actual number, not a guess, for what's driving your weight, your energy crashes, your cravings. It turns something— I don't feel right— into a data point where we can actually work with you and track over time. If you've never had this checked, that's usually step one, especially when you come in for your appointment. Link in the description to book a consult, and we'll get your real answers. No more guessing.
