Metabolic health articles
Metabolic health
Insulin resistance: what the markers show
Glucose is the last marker to move. Triglycerides, HDL, SHBG and liver enzymes tell the story years earlier.
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Metabolic health
Fasting glucose or HbA1c — what's the difference?
One is a snapshot, one is a three-month film. What each measures, where each fails, and why panels carry both.
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Metabolic health
Visceral fat and what blood work can show
Blood work sees the metabolic shadow of visceral fat - triglycerides, liver enzymes, glucose, CRP. Imaging sees the fat itself.
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Metabolic health
Biomarker 101: HbA1c
A three-month average of blood glucose in a single number. Why it is steadier than a fasting reading - and when it is unreliable.
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