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Re: abbreviations

From: Panacea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 12:07:28 -0600 (CST)

IR = insulin resistance, which is now thought to be the underlying endocrine disorder that causes PCOS, and can lead to type II diabetes. Testing specifically for IR is at this time very expensive and only done in trials, but certain indications leading to a diagnosis can be revealed with blood glucose tests, fasting tests, and tests for insulin levels. Generally, an insulin level above 8-10 is suspect as being insulin resistant, in varying levels, while a high fasting glucose level can be suspect for diabetes. A good fasting level should be under 100.

At Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Rebbekah wrote: >
>I see that you guys are always using abbreviations on here. It can get
>pretty confusiong for someone like myself that is very new to all of
>this. Especially all the abbreviations on medications. also, I keep
>seeing the term IR used when talking about PCOS. what is IR? And about
>this Cushing disease. Is there a way to know that you have one or the
>other. What would be the difference in tests. AHHHHH....it is great to

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Panacea



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