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Insulin Sensitivity Assessment

Meaning

Insulin Sensitivity Assessment encompasses a range of clinical and laboratory methods used to quantitatively determine the efficiency with which a patient’s peripheral tissues respond to insulin’s signal to take up glucose from the bloodstream. This evaluation is critical for identifying metabolic dysfunction, such as pre-diabetes or overt insulin resistance, long before sustained hyperglycemia develops. The results provide essential, actionable data for tailoring nutritional, exercise, and pharmacological interventions to optimize glucose metabolism and mitigate cardiometabolic risk. Accurate assessment is fundamental to personalized metabolic health management and disease prevention.