If your doctor's not willing to order a fasting insulin test, you can look at your cholesterol panel. triglycerides are kind of a general marker of what's happening with carbohydrate processing in our body. The other thing that's a really important ratio that you can calculate is triglyceride to HDL ratio.
Casey Means, MD is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of metabolic health company Levels, and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention. Her mission is to maximize human potential and reverse the epidemic of preventable chronic disease by empowering individuals with tech-enabled tools that can inform smart, personalized, and sustainable dietary and lifestyle choices. Full show notes: https://maxlugavere.com/podcast/198-casey-means