McAuley forumula superior to HOMA or GTT for detecting insulin resistance

The McAuley formula, which uses fasting insulin and triglycerides was proved to be a better predictor of insulin resistance than the HOMA formula, which uses fasting glucose and fasting insulin.

Triglycerides are actually a pretty good indicator alone, and relatively inexpensive as well (compared to fasting insulin).

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