PCOS Messages for September, 2000: LISA Re: Normal insulin/glucose fasting blood test levels

LISA Re: Normal insulin/glucose fasting blood test levels

From: Judy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:18:12 -0500 (CDT)

Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
Next message: Cassandra: "Re: Can Black People get PCOS?"
Previous message: Joe-n-Kristy: "Re: feeling ugly"
In reply to: Lisa: "Normal insulin/glucose fasting blood test levels"

Hi Lisa- I'm very much like you and suspected strongly that I was having a glucose-related (and perhaps insulin-related) problem. My fasting glucose/insulin always came back fine, and my doctors consistenly pooh-poohed the idea of looking into it further. (Same thing: They'd simply imply that other things could possibly cause it and leave it at that.)

I'm not a medical professional, but from what I understand from others on this board, IR can indeed be missed by the fasting glucose/insulin test. The longer (2 to 5 hour) IGTT (insulin glucose tolerance test) is better. It took me awhile, but I had to find a doctor who was willing to write a script for the longer IGTT . (He's a PCOS expert, and I had to pay for him myself since he's not part of my insurance program. I felt it was worth it.)

Here's something I've learned, though: BE INCREDIBLY EXPLICIT THAT EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THE TEST UNDERSTANDS that INSULIN should be measured as well! I've taken the test 2 times now and I'm appalled to say that BOTH times a mistake was made at the lab and only the glucose was measured! Now I have to decide it I want to take the darned text yet AGAIN. It's unbelievable.

Interestingly enough, an endo I'm working with now thinks it's a moot point: Some doctors believe that the glucose drink (administered during an IGTT) produces an inaccurate glucose/insulin response. (They prefer to administer a meal--which is set up by a dietitcian--rather than the glucose drink.) You may want to discuss with your doctor what his thoughts are about this before you undergo the test, Lisa.

I hope this is helpful. Wishing you good health. Judy

At Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Lisa wrote: >
>I recently had a fasting glucose/insulin blood test done, but was told
>they were normal. Can IR be missed with this test? I frequently
>experience episodes of shaky, irritible, nervous feeling when I have not
>had something to eat for a while, but it is usually relieved when I have
>something with sugar in it. The endocrinologist that did this test said
>that I should stay on the pill until I want to get pregnant and not to
>worry about anything else. It is hard to accept this - I have extreme
>excessive hair, 30 pounds overweight, high cholesterol, and feel that I
>am having glucose/insulin problems. My doctor implies that my feelings
>of shakiness etc are due to stress and/or I am experiencing them because
>I know they are associated with PCOS. I want to be referred to another
>endo but my GP will not do it as "it costs too much money." (I live in
>canada where OHIP covers it so I don't know what her problem is) Any
>advice is appreciated.
>
>Thanks very much in advance.
>
>--
>Lisa
>

Next message: Cassandra: "Re: Can Black People get PCOS?"
Previous message: Joe-n-Kristy: "Re: feeling ugly"
In reply to: Lisa: "Normal insulin/glucose fasting blood test levels"

Women's Insurance Checklist from Auto Insurance Quote

use when must restrict search to only the pcos forum...
Enter search keywords:
	Returns per screen: Require all keywords: