spina-gbeta spina-gbeta spina-gbeta is a calculated biomarker for pancreatic beta cell function. it represents the maximum amount of insulin that beta cells can produce per time-unit (e.g. in one second). spina-gbetacalculatorhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7479856purposemedical diagnosis, researchtest ofpancreatic beta cell function how to determine gbeta the index is derived from a mathematical model of insulin-glucose homeostasis. for diagnostic purposes, it is calculated from fasting insulin and glucose concentrations with: g ^ β = [ i ] ( ∞ ) ( d β + [ g ] ( ∞ ) ) g 3 [ g ] ( ∞ ) _=_+\left(\infty ))}_(\infty )}}} . (∞): fasting insulin plasma concentration (μu/ml) (∞): fasting blood glucose concentration (mg/dl) dβ: ec50 for glucose at beta cells (7 mmol/l) g3: parameter for pharmacokinetics (58,8 s/l) validity spina-gbeta significantly correlates with the m value in glucose clamp studies and (better than homa-beta) with the two-hour value in oral glucose tolerance testing (ogtt), glucose rise in ogtt, subscapular skinfold, truncal fat content and the hba1c fraction. it has the additional advantage that it circumvents the homa-blind zone, which renders the calculation of homa-beta impossible if the fasting glucose concentration is 3.5 mmol/l (63 mg/dl) or below. unlike homa-beta, spina-beta can be sensibly calculated in the whole range of measurements.