Best Way to Measure Insulin Resistance Without Blood Test – Dr. Berg

In this video, Dr. Berg talks about the best way to measure insulin resistance is measuring your waist (in inches) to height (in inches) ratio. This correlates pretty close to actual insulin resistance. Make sure you measure the waist at the level of the belly button with a relaxed stomach. Then divide your waist in inches by your height in inches to give you the number - see the chart above.

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Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 56, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

[MsSamok]

Thanks! And thank you and your wife more for all the hard work you do to educate us!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[habayitah]

thank you for the chart; that’s much better.

[sidmohak]

Thanks to your videos I've learned so much regarding my own blood sugar levels, how to prevent long-term pancreatic Beta-cell damage, and how to prevent hypoglycemia. Super helpful stuff. Cheers

[christinabernat]

Fabulous! Finally I can throw out that scale - always wanted to do that as it never made sense to me, never seemed right or truly useful. Freedom! 💝🎈

[Howard-Gods_servant]

Thank you for telling us the truth and giving us a solution. God bless you!

[chrlmn]

Hello Dr. Eric Berg again warm THANK to you for this good measure advice! Wishing you sir all the very Best always! /Charl

[MultiMyrie]

Hey Dr Berg. Based on this video, what are your thoughts on glucose disposal aids?

[eederoo]

@Amit from Israel In this unique case the units don't matter; inches, centimeters... or even if you would wish to express your body sizes in light years (!) the ratio will be exactly the same and you still can use the chart as it is.

[XRinger]

I've been on IF for a few months. Started at approx 198 lbs and currently at 173.6 lbs. My pants have been falling off, so I'm back wearing old pants from the last century. This measurement is upsetting. 40" / 71.75" = 0.5575 Yikes! Still pretty Insulin Resistant.. I was put in the Pre-Type 2 category a few years ago. Now that I'm turning 72 years old, I've decided to drop-out of Pre-Type 2 category, and live a little longer. Looks like I need to keep up the weight loss & Planet Fitness visits.. But now, I need to keep a log of my Relaxed Bellybutton measurement..
I'm also going to learn more about the KRAFT Insulin Assay.. Thanks for giving us all this good info Dr. Berg!

[dovydasnesvarbu]

Hello doctor, how much glucose a day does the body need for thyroids T4 convert to T3 ?

[bitwamet]

Hey Dr ur amazing..I really like ur videos..thanks a bundle...can u cover Gilbert syndrome does it help with IF or keto...second one about homocystenine if u cover it would be grateful

[swolebuddy]

Could you please do a video on frozen veggies in grocery shops? Should we eat them or not?

[Aharon_I]

dr berg it's cool your voice come back to normal like one or tow years ago what do you do different?

[Isabellagiua]

Great chart! Could you please do a chart for meters/centimeters ? 😃 Thanks!

[notbrendon]

I find all of these videos so helpful. I think that what I'm not grasping is why we say that the insulin is sensitive in a healthy person and not that the blood cells are sensitive to the insulin from the pancreas; that it is accepting of it and no longer resisting? Any response from anyone would be much appreciated. And thank you again for the work that you do here, Dr. Berg.

[daringeorgiev]

Hello Dr.Berg love all your videos very good job indeed, i have 2 questions first is - how can we order your products in Europe and my second is not kind of a question it's more like a note - can you show those things in centimeter also. Thank you, keep up the good work.

[vtigzy]

I fell into the extremely thin range but I am not underweight at all. I do believe I have insulin resistance however.

[Edy]

Okay but now I'm confused. In one of your other videos, on how to build muscle, you talked about how Marathon runners that are very lean and eat a lot of sugars also become insulin resistant so how does that factor into this.

[nana-ivsi]

What if I used to have a small waist but ever since after a surgery (+IV drops) my stomach has been super bloated, does that mean I now have an insulin resistance?

[riazmuhammad]

Dr could you please use markers in good condition so the writing is clear. And it will be highly appreciated if you don't make heavy white boards, like step by step.