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Posted 7/23/2013 4:17 PM (GMT 0)
Hi

I am just wondering how you go about being diagnosed with insulin resistance? I have had a fasting insulin level which was normal as well as a Glucose Tolerance Test with Insulin

The results for the glucose test with insulin are kind of throwing me off

The glucose levels were normal except for at the 2 hour mark my glucose was lower then normal

The thing I am confused about is that the insulin levels didnt have a reference range. It just says that "Insulin levels vary considerably and ust be interpreted in relation tothe serum/plasma.

SO my question is THIS:

Is there any hard and fast rules about diagnosing insulin resistance as in ... If your insulin levels are so much higher at the one hour mark then the fasting then that means you have resistance?

I found ONE site that said that if your insulin levels at the one hour mark are 5 or more times higher then your fasting level then that indicated insulin resistance but thats the only site I saw that on.

IF you have been diagnosed with insulin resistance and you have your lab results can you share them with me?

HELP PLEASE!

 

Posted 7/23/2013 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
Hi!

I do not have IR but this is the best combined info that I could find for you. I hope that it is useful.

http://voices.yahoo.com/is-there-insulin-resistance-test-7944678.html?cat=70
Posted 7/23/2013 7:13 PM (GMT 0)
Jackie, I don't know the answer to your question.  Have you been to an endocrinologist?  This specialist is the best person to ask.  On the following website, you will find lots of important information about diabetes and you can use the 'search' for IR information on the site:  http://www.bloodsugar101.com/

I am insulin resistant, as most if not all diabetics are.  I believe there are varying degrees of IR which shows in how fast we spike and metabolize carbs.  I only know that my doctor (who is a GP) goes by the GTT results and the typical daily blood sugar results.  And keep in mind that different doctors and specialists have different parameters for determining what "normal" is and what levels are used for determining whether we have diabetes or not.

I am sorry I cannot help you more.

Posted 7/29/2013 6:34 AM (GMT 0)
I'm both type 1 and insulin resistant. However, I do not know are we talking about the same thing. My case has nothing to do with so called pre-diabetes as my pancreas really don't produce any insulin, and this resistance developed over 20 years after my type 1 diagnosis.

Anyways, there is a lab test that can at least be used in diagnosis. My doctor said that the result of this test should be under 10, but mine came out as 39. I do not remember the units and I do not know is this really a definitive test. They took my blood in the lab as usual and I didn't need to stay there for further tests nor did I take anything before the test. (See chapter Alternatives)

Insulin tolerance test is different. Don't they just make you drink glucose and see how that affects your blood glucose over time. Non-diabetics would be able to keep the levels within limits, but in my mind it's only going to tell you were insulin resistant if it was assumed that your pancreas were producing enough insulin in the first place..
Posted 7/29/2013 1:30 PM (GMT 0)
Well, insulin resistance involves how the body uses the insulin it has (and that can be natural or injected), so I'm sure there can be type 1s with it too.

I can't remember the mg. of glucose in the tolerance test or the blood sugar results the lab is looking for.  (It's too early for me to google that!)

In any case, the GTT will tell you that you can or cannot metabolize carbs in a normal time frame.

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