Insulin Resistance Questionnaire
A personalised questionnaire based on your Ayurvedic mind-body type
How to use this: Answer all 10 questions honestly. If you answer Yes to 7 or more, insulin resistance is a likely contributing factor — and a HOMA-IR blood test will confirm it precisely.
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Questions 1–5 — personalised to your Kapha type
1
Have you been told that you have elevated blood pressure, or are you currently taking blood pressure medication?
Elevated insulin causes the kidneys to retain sodium and the arterial walls to constrict — two primary mechanisms of essential hypertension. This is frequently the first measurable sign of insulin resistance in larger-framed individuals.
2
Do you from time to time experience low mood, a flatness of emotion, or a reduced sense of pleasure or motivation — even when there is no obvious reason for it?
Depression and motivational flatness in larger-framed individuals are frequently driven by dopamine receptor downregulation — a direct consequence of chronic hyperinsulinaemia.
3
Do you find it genuinely difficult to lose weight — even when making consistent efforts with diet, reducing portions, or increasing exercise?
High insulin is the primary hormonal signal that locks fat in storage. Exercise cannot override a chronic insulin storage command. Only reducing the insulin signal unlocks fat metabolism.
4
Has your digestion become slower, heavier, or less comfortable than it used to be — feeling full for long periods after eating, or experiencing bloating that was not present a decade ago?
Insulin resistance slows gastric emptying and reduces gut motility. Combined with gut dysbiosis, this creates a progressive deterioration in digestive efficiency often dismissed as normal ageing.
5
Have you been told you have elevated triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, or early signs of fatty liver disease — or has a doctor expressed concern about your cardiovascular risk?
High triglycerides combined with low HDL is the lipid pattern most characteristic of insulin resistance. Fatty liver is directly caused by insulin driving excess glucose into hepatic fat storage.
Questions 6–10 — shared across all types
6
Do you wake at night needing to visit the bathroom — more than once, or more frequently than you used to?
7
Do you sometimes experience an energy dip, drowsiness, or difficulty concentrating in the hour or two after meals?
8
Do you regularly add cow’s milk, oat milk, or sugar to tea or coffee between meals?
9
Do you have a close family member diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or metabolic syndrome?
10
Do you regularly eat grains in one or more meals each day — bread, pasta, rice, cereals, oats, or crackers?
Answer all 10 questions to see your results