Insulin Sensitivity
How effectively cells respond to insulin — improved by exercise, GLP-1s, MOTS-c and most metabolic peptides.
Definition
Insulin sensitivity describes how much glucose uptake and metabolic response a given amount of insulin produces. It declines with visceral adiposity, age and physical inactivity, and is the central axis of metabolic syndrome. Peptides that improve it include GLP-1 receptor agonists (via weight and direct islet effects), MOTS-c (via AMPK), and GH-axis peptides indirectly after body-composition change.
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Metabolic Syndrome
A cluster of five conditions — central obesity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, hyperglycaemia, low HDL — that together multiply cardiovascular risk.
PeptideMOTS-cMitochondrial Open Reading Frame of 12S rRNA type-c
A 16-amino-acid peptide encoded in mitochondrial DNA that improves insulin sensitivity and cellular energy output.
PeptideGLP-1 Receptor AgonistGLP-1 RA
A peptide drug class that mimics glucagon-like peptide-1 to slow gastric emptying, sharpen insulin response and quiet food-noise.
$149 panel.
A clinician reads it in 24 hours.
Order the Peptide Readiness Panel, draw at a Quest or LabCorp near you, and your clinician sends back a matched protocol with a confidence score.