Updated Aug 22, 2026 · Next suggested test in 3 weeks
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Good afternoon, Jordan. Here's what your body did overnight, and what that means for your insulin response today.
Metabolic readiness
64
Below your 7-day average of 70
Test quality window
Fair
Sleep and stress may affect today's result
Streak
9days
Consistent wearable data
Last night's signals
Sleep
6.1h
Below target — cortisol may run high today
HRV
58ms
Suppressed — recovery debt building
Resting heart rate
56bpm
Within your normal range
Activity yesterday
5,600 steps
Moderate — aim past 8,000 today
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Short sleep will likely affect today's insulin response
A 6.1‑hour night and suppressed HRV both point to higher cortisol, which pushes blood glucose up and asks your pancreas for more insulin. If you're testing today, treat the result as less representative of your true baseline — or shift the test to tomorrow after better sleep.
What to focus on today
😴Prioritise sleep tonight — aim for 7.5 hours minimum. One short night can raise fasting insulin 15–20% the next morning.
🚶Take a 20-minute walk after your largest meal. Post-meal movement blunts the glucose spike and lowers insulin demand.
🧘Cut stimulants and take a short rest break this afternoon. Low HRV signals your nervous system is under load.
🍽️Avoid high-sugar or high-carb meals today. Glucose regulation is already stressed by short sleep.
Next test: post-dinner check — due today. Conditions are otherwise good, so the result should be representative.
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This week's pattern
Over the last 14 days, nights with 7+ hours of sleep followed by 8,000+ steps the next day led to glucose returning to baseline about 40 minutes faster after meals. That's your personal metabolic signature — worth building on.
Today's status
Last test: 20 Aug 2026
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Fasting insulin
7.1 mU/L
Target <7.0 mU/L
▼ 9% over 4 weeks
Insulin : glucose ratio
1.8
Target <1.0 · currently borderline
<1.0 good1–2.5 borderline>2.5 elevated
Kraft curve — insulin response
Fasting insulin, then a measured glucose drink, tested at 30, 60 and 90 minutes
Your responseOptimal range (Pattern 1)
Pattern 2 · Early hyperinsulinaemia
Insulin rises higher and faster than optimal and takes longer to clear — a sign your pancreas is compensating for reduced insulin sensitivity.
Pattern 1 · NormalPattern 2 · Early IRPattern 3 · Moderate IRPattern 4 · Severe IRPattern 5 · Beta-cell fail
Thyroid symptoms have been flagged. Consider testing TSH, T3 and T4 before attributing results to lifestyle alone. Also screening for: PCOS, sleep apnoea, haemochromatosis, Cushing's syndrome.
Your result and hidden-factors screen suggest professional support would help — a practitioner can run a full differential screen alongside your Metabolica results.
Lifestyle program
Week 3 of 8 · 2 weeks complete
This week: reduce refined carbs, add 2× resistance sessions.
Food logRemindersGoal tracking
Wearables & data
Connected sources
📡Dexcom G7
CGM
⌚Apple Watch
Activity
💍Oura Ring
Sleep / HRV
🧪Omega-3 kit
Ratio 2.4:1 ✓
🏥DEXA scan
Voucher sent
🧬Ancestry
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Insights & recommendations
⚠️Your post-meal insulin on Monday was 30% higher than your weekly average — worth reviewing that meal's composition.
😴Wednesday's sleep showed reduced deep sleep (1.2h). Poor sleep tends to worsen insulin sensitivity the following day.
✅Fasting insulin has improved 9% over the past 4 weeks — keep it up.
💊Omega-3:6 ratio of 2.4:1 is within range (target below 4:1). No action needed.
Illustrative example data only — not a real patient record, and not medical advice.