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Re: Has anyone had normal fasting insulin...From: Jo-Nita (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 3 Nov 2000 22:35:19 -0600 (CST)
At Fri, 3 Nov 2000, jgv wrote: > >..and subsequently gone through the insulin/glucose tolerance test and >seen abnormal reactions? > >I have been trying to take PCO into my own hands by starting to work out >and follow a moderate carb diet. I was on this diet before I went for a >fasting glucose/insulin test. My insulin was very low. > >However, I was diagnosed with PCO 20 years ago and have most symptoms >continually since then. Additionally, before low carbing (and when on >the BC pill), I had signs of poor insulin/glucose control such as >daytime tiredness, headaches, carb cravings and extreme reactions to >sugar when I was young. > >It seems that the latest research suggests all PCO is related to insulin >problems and that if it doesn't show on a test, the test isn't sensitive >enough. > >Any thoughts? What was your fasting insulin level? Most labs consider up to 25 normal, while most endo's consider over 10 high. Also, I was told to load up on carbs for 3 days before the fasting insulin test. If you had been low-carbing for a while, the test results might come back falsely low. Mine came back at 34. Good luck.
-- Jo-Nita ( Hi from the Midwest)
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