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Re: What are Normal Insulin Levels?
From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 22:39:33 -0600 (CST)
A 'normal' insulin level would be less than 30uU/ml. A fasting level
should be nearly undetectable. If you are in Europe, the level may have
been run in pmol/L. If this is the case, the level should be 35 - 145
pmol/L. Again the fasting level should be at the low end. You
definately need to be seeing someone other that a genereal physician if
you are trying to get pregnant and are not having periods.
At Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Susan wrote:
>
>Well, I finally got back the results from my IR test (Fasting Insulin
>Blood test-no glucola) my Dr. said I was marginally IR and that she
>would probably
>think to test again in 5-10 (Years! ) might be warranted. I asked what
>the numbers were, she said she did not have my chart in front of her,
>but she thought it was around 130, I asked her what normal was and she
>said around 120. I
>have no Idea what those numbers mean. I asked her if this could
>possibly be related to all my problems, no Af etc...since I wanted to
>get PG. She said
>she didn't think so, but would check with the Gyn she is sending me to
>or maybe the "Diabetes guy" she does seem open to looking into/trying
>met and she said 'you may well have pcos'..but...??? I guess she still
>doesn't get the seriousness of this problem and the far reaching,
>lasting effects.
>So does anyone know what those numbers mean? Is a "little bit IR" still
>not a good thing, or is it close enough to normal to not be significant?
>Or,with all the other symptoms (almost all the reg. pcos ones) make it
>more
>significant?
>Any thought would be helpful!
>Thanks once again!
>
>--
>Susan
>
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Hope this helps,
Belle
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