Hey Jinxy, that's great you got the book! I'm sure you'll be busy the next few days absorbing the info like a sponge.

As for the glucometer, I think it would only show the amount of glucose in your blood, not the amount of insulin. I don't know enough about them to make any kind of educated guess.

You could get your doctor to do a fasting insulin profile. I just had one done during my physical. But mainly, Dr. S. indicates IR with one or more of the following: excess fat weight around the midsection, high triglycerides with low HDL levels, high blood pressure, Type II diabetes and/or coronary artery disease.

IMHO, insulin resistance is the easier of the two to figure out without a test. Without a degenerative disease, you'd be Insulin Sensitive.

HTH,
Wanda