Patent ID: 7323296
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for diagnosing whether a subject is insulin sensitive (IS), insulin resistant (IR) or diabetic (NIDDM) comprising: a) administering 75 grams of glucose to the subject; b) obtaining samples from the subject at 0, 60 and 120 min after glucose administration; c) performing tests on the samples to obtain sample readings wherein the sample readings are concentrations of glucose, insulin, triglyceride (TG) and high density lipoprotein (HDL); d) calculating TG/HDL ratio from the sample readings for TG and HDL; e) comparing sample readings for glucose and insulin concentrations and TG/HDL ratio to readings from reference populations wherein f) diagnosing whether the subject is IS, IR or NIDDM based on the comparison.