HOMA-IR (Insulin Resistance Index)
Fasting glucose and insulin combined into one index of insulin resistance. The number a PCOS or weight-loss clinic asks for
Also known as HOMA, Homa index, Insulin resistance index
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- Reports within
- 8 hours
- Parameters included
- 03see list
- Sample
- Blood
- Fasting
- 10 hours
Collected at home
A trained phlebotomist visits at a time you pick, from the next hour
Sealed single-use kit
Opened in front of you, and carried to the lab under controlled conditions
Report within 8 hours
On WhatsApp and email, with any value outside the normal range highlighted
HOMA-IR parameters3 measured
Fasting blood glucose
70–100 mg/dL
Blood sugar measured after an overnight fast, the first screen for diabetes, rising when the body makes too little insulin or stops responding to it
Insulin, fasting
2.6–24.9 µIU/mL
The hormone that moves sugar into cells, measured after fasting, high when the body resists insulin as in pre-diabetes or polycystic ovaries, low in advanced diabetes
HOMA-IR
0–2.5 index
Reference ranges are the lab's defaults for adults and are printed on the report beside every value
Commonly tested together
Often on the same prescription
What happens after you book
- A phlebotomist is assigned and reaches you in your chosen slot, as soon as the next hour
- The sample is collected with a sealed single-use kit and moved on a cold chain
- The report lands on WhatsApp and email within 8 hours