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Dr. Sam: - Is GTT required for true accurate IR diagnosis?

From: Cay (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:23:30 -0600 (CST)


I meant fasting glucose which was 80 or "normal". What is the "very difficult test" and what are simpler tests, please advise so I may ask my RE.

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Cay

At Mon, 18 Mar 2002, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote: > > Hi Cay, > >Fasting test of what: glucose or insulin or both. >Do not exagerate the value of lab tests. Insulin resistance can be diagnosed with a very difficult test. There are some more simple substitutes in which glucose and insulin are measured simultaneously. >For your info > >Sam > >> Help, can someone explain this...the nurse said my 12 hr. fasting test >> was fine and normal, does this mean I'm not IR? Do I need to ask for an >> GTT? >> I hear there are different variations of theis test, which is best, 2 or >> 4 hr. ? >> I also hear that they can test insulin along with the GTTT? Is that the >> best? >> >> Can someone help me understand what test(s) I need to be asking for? >> >> Thanks >> >> cay




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