Measuring elevated levels of insulin in blood, called hyperinsulinemia, is a proven way to measure metabolic health and can ...

(HealthDay News) — Saliva insulin can differentiate between normal and hyperinsulinemic responses among normoglycemic adults with different body mass index (BMI) classes, according to a study ...

For decades, checking your metabolic health meant a needle. It involved a trip to a clinic, a blood draw, and a wait for lab results. This process measures key markers like blood sugar. But it often ...

Daily finger-prick blood tests are an uncomfortable fact of life for diabetics, but they may not always have to be. Scientists from Canada and the US have developed a prototype home-use device ...

This suggests that saliva testing could be a simple, non-invasive way to identify people at risk of Type 2 diabetes before symptoms appear." Dr. Jonathan Little, Professor, UBC Okanagan's School ...

Saliva is more than spit. It helps with chewing and swallowing, protects teeth and gums, and even has antimicrobial and ...

A Rutgers lab, which developed the saliva test used by Vault Health and others, says it is now processing 50,000 samples daily, with plans to handle more than 100,000 daily tests this fall.

Existing saliva tests screen for HIV, Cushing’s disease, hepatitis C and even pregnancy. Salivary analysis can also help diagnose certain oral diseases.

Specifically, the team looked at biomarkers in saliva that could offer indications of a person’s pain. The team compared saliva samples in people over 65 years old with moderate or advanced dementia ...

More information: Hossein Rafiei et al, Saliva insulin concentration following ingestion of a standardized mixed meal tolerance test: influence of obesity status, Applied Physiology, Nutrition ...