Articles tagged

Metabolic health

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GuidesSeptember 16, 2026 5 min read

HbA1c vs fasting glucose — which test to ask for, and why the honest answer is usually both

HbA1c averages three months of blood sugar; fasting glucose is one morning. They disagree more often than people expect — iron deficiency and some haemoglobin variants shift HbA1c. What each test measures, the ranges clinicians use, and how to read both.

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The metabolic screening card: TyG index, TG:HDL ratio, HOMA-IR and the metabolic-syndrome criteria, each with its reference range and the date of the draw — Metabolic screening · example data

How it worksSeptember 15, 2026 5 min read

Your cycle changes your metabolism. Why almost no app reads them together

Insulin sensitivity, appetite, glucose and energy all shift across the menstrual cycle. Here is what the research says, why single-day scores misread it, and how to read your cycle and your labs in one view.

GuidesSeptember 15, 2026 5 min read

Prediabetes hides for years. Here is the two-minute screen that needs no blood test

Most adults with prediabetes don't know they have it. The FINDRISC questionnaire — eight questions, validated over a decade of follow-up — gives a first read of type 2 diabetes risk with no bloodwork at all. Here is how it works and what to do with the result.

GuidesSeptember 15, 2026 5 min read

How to read the labs you already have — TyG, TG/HDL, HOMA-IR and the five metabolic-syndrome criteria

A routine blood panel holds more than the numbers it reports. Learn what the TyG index, the TG/HDL ratio, HOMA-IR and the five metabolic-syndrome criteria are, how they are calculated, and what they can and cannot tell you.