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Editorial
. 2017 Nov 27;4(2):e000656.
doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2017-000656. eCollection 2017.

Postprandial insulin assay as the earliest biomarker for diagnosing pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk

James J DiNicolantonio  1 , Jaikrit Bhutani  2 , James H OKeefe  1 , Catherine Crofts  3
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Editorial

Postprandial insulin assay as the earliest biomarker for diagnosing pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk

James J DiNicolantonio et al. Open Heart. .
No abstract available

Keywords: glucose; insulin; type 2 diabetes.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Dr. DiNicolantonio is the author of The Salt Fix and operates the website.

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Figure 1
HOMA calculations where glucose is mmol/L and insulin is mU/L. HOMA, homeostasis model assessment; HOMA-β; HOMA to assess pancreatic beta-cell function; HOMA-IR, HOMA to assess insulin resistance; HOMA-S, HOMA to assess insulin sensitivity.
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