When Lorraine first came to me, she shared how her journey with dry eye syndrome had been long and frustrating. “I tried everything,” she said. “Eye drops, gel products—you name it.

If you’ve heard of “Ozempic face,” you might know it as a condition where people using medications like Ozempic for weight loss notice their faces looking older, thinner, or saggy.

When you go to the doctor for a checkup, you’re usually asked for a blood test. Common markers such as blood sugar and cholesterol levels are measured, but there’s one crucial test that often gets overlooked — the fasting insulin test.