Re: Belle: A quick update
From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 8 Jun 2000 22:49:41 -0500 (CDT)
Your glucose/insulin levels *should* not flucuate wildly but if you know
that you feel as thoughyour body reacts in a worse manner at a certain
time of the month, then you should time the test to coincide with that
time frame. It would still be very important to eat a high carb diet
for 72 hours before the test.
I think that you know more about your body than anyone. If you feel
that your glucose is higher or lower at different times based on your
symptoms, you could very well be right. :-)
At Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Judy wrote:
>
>A (billionth!!) quick question: I'd made a general post awhile back
>asking if anyone knew the preferred time during the menstrual cycle to
>get a GTT. Most responses addressed what time of *day* (morning) the
>test should be done. My health fluctuates wildly from week to week: I
>feel markedly more fatigued/ill at some times than others. Should I
>wait until I'm feeling poorly to have the IGTT done (with the intention
>of "catching" it at a bad time), or is insulin resistance a constant
>which can be detected at any time?
>
>I suspect that the general lack of responses to the question is
>telling...perhaps it's not known. My suspicion that there are folks for
>whom it is indeed constant, and other folks (like me) for whom it
>fluctuates. But I'd love to educate myself rather than base test
>decisions on a hunch.
>
>--
>Judy
>
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Hope this helps,
Belle
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