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Posted 12/16/2011 7:39 PM (GMT 0)
On Monday, December 12, I went int to have blood taken for what I thought was just a thyroid check. Asked if I had fasted and said no that I wasn't told to so I had eaten breakfast 2 hours earlier and they wrote it down on the paper. Well yesterday rolls around and my doctor's nurse calls and says my doctor wants to see me to discuss my lab results. I figured why do I have to meet about my thyroid, she usually just tells me if I need a change in dosages. Well the nurse adds, yes your Glucose level is off and she wants to see you as soon as possible. So I go to see her Monday, December 19 at 11:45am. Now last night 3 hours after I had eaten dinner, my husband used his test meter to check my blood. He said it was 125. Is this good or bad?

Thanks.
Posted 12/16/2011 7:57 PM (GMT 0)
It's higher than a non-diabetic would have.  I suspect your glucose reading on the lab paper was elevated.  Do you know what it was?  I hope your doctor recommends a diet change, maybe a look at what other meds you are taking, etc.  Sometimes just making changes in diet and adding exercise is enough to control the blood sugar.  Let us know how the appointment goes.  Good luck.
Posted 12/16/2011 8:03 PM (GMT 0)
No I don't know what the numbers are. i know when I was tested through Liposcience back in 2010, it came back saying my LP-IR Score was 68 and said insulin resistant.
Posted 12/16/2011 8:52 PM (GMT 0)
I had to look that lab test up.  From 0 to 100, the higher the result, the more insulin resistant the patient is.

So, it seems your body has trouble metabolizing carbohydrates.  Please read the stickies at the top of our forum here, the testimonial and the diabetes resources.  You will learn how diet and lifestyle can affect your blood sugar.  As I mentioned before, I hope the doctor will see if you can control this by diet and exercise.  The fewer carbs you eat and the more active you are will help control it better.  This would be a lifestyle change.  Is your husband on medication for diabetes?

Posted 12/16/2011 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
My husband takes Metformin, and was using Victroza but for the last month hasn't been able to because there has been a snag between the drug store, the doctor's office and medicaid authorizing it.
Posted 3/1/2012 5:15 PM (GMT 0)
That might be the same test that I had taken, LP-IR. Mine came back at 39, when normal range would be 0 to 10. I'm type 1 and inject about twice as much insulin as what type 1's usually make do on average. However, in my case I'm both insulin resistant and dependant. I haven't heard of many type 1's that are also resistant. Their bodies just don't produce insulin. Type 2's can have it different. As for how meaningful this LP-IR figure is, I wouldn't know. I only had it taken, because my doctor had to write prescriptions to big doses of insulin and was looking for an explanation.
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