Blood Sugar

Glucose, insulin and the markers of how your body handles sugar over time.

1 condition2 guides18 markers

Conditions

ConditionsWhat prediabetes means, and what reverses itThe gray-zone numbers, why insulin resistance was building years before them, and what turns it around.Read

Guides

CompoundsMetformin and your labs: A1c, eGFR and the B12 checkMetformin has one lab that shows it working and two that show whether it is still a safe fit. This page shows how to read all three against the FDA and ADA cutoffs, and why vitamin B12 is worth checking even when you feel fine.Read LearnBlood sugar tests, explained: what each number on your panel meansFasting glucose, A1c, an OGTT, and fasting insulin measure the same blood sugar on different clocks. Here is what each one answers, the cutoffs at a glance, and why two of your numbers can disagree without either being wrong.Read

Markers

5-Anhydroglucitol1,5-Anhydroglucitol ADIAdiponectin C-PC-Peptide EAGEstimated Average Glucose EGFREstimated Glomerular Filtration Rate FRUFructosamine Peptide-1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 OGTTGlucose, 2-Hour Post-Load GFGlucose, Fasting A1cHemoglobin A1c HBFHOMA-B HOMHOMA-IR IFInsulin, Fasting LEPLeptin PROProinsulin UGDUrine Glucose UKUrine Ketones B12Vitamin B12

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