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    HOMA-IR (Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance)

    Approximates insulin resistance.

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    Dr. David R. Matthews
    Dr. David R. Matthews
    About the creator

    David R. Matthews, MD, is a Professor of Diabetic Medicine at the University of Oxford. He is the Deputy co-ordinator and member of the Executive and Policy Advisory Committees of the UK Prospective Study of Diabetes (UKPDS), as well as the founder of the Oxford Health Alliance. He is currently investigating the inter-relationships between insulin resistance and beta cell function, and the effects of a low carbohydrate diet in people with and without type 2 diabetes at Churchill Hospital with the Center of Diabetes, in the United Kingdom.

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    Dr. David R. Matthews
    Dr. David R. Matthews