PCOS Messages for January, 2002: Re: Are my insulin levels high?

Re: Are my insulin levels high?

From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 09:22:22 -0800

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That's ok. Your mind is on other things right now. One more day!!! Have a great trip!

Renee

Sonnet wrote: >
> Excuse me AGAIN, I realized I typed it still wrong as I was sending it.
> I will get this right, I swear.
>
> Ratios BELOW 4.5 indicate IR, right? And ABOVE 4.5 is "normal" or
> healthier insulin use. I sure hope I said it right this time. I think
> I need to sleep for a week!!
>
> At Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Renee wrote:
> >
> >Sonnet,
> >
> >Maybe I'm just too sleepy right now, but that isn't making sense to me. Is it
> >supposed to be "below" 4.5, not above? The further apart the better, so that
> >would mean a higher ratio. For example, an insulin of 7, for example, would
> >need a glucose below 31 to keep below a ratio of 4.5. An insulin of 7 with a
> >glucose of 91, which most people would consider to be good, would have a ratio
> >13, which is far above your limit of 4.5. However, an insulin of 76 and a
> >glucose of 112 (my original numbers) would have a ratio of 1.4, which would be
> >well below your IR cut off.
> >
> >Am I thinking about this wrong?
> >
> >Renee
> >
> >Sonnet wrote:
> >>
> >> I have heard from several medical journal articles that the ratio of
> >> glucose to insulin, fasting or not, shouldn't be above 4.5, or it
> >> indicates IR. Your ratio is 6.27! Definitely either press your doctor
> >> about it again or find a new one.
> >>
> >> At Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Sara wrote:
> >> >
> >> >Hello everyone. I am a 19 year old college student and was diagnosed
> >> >with PCOS last October. In the past four months, I have done a lot of
> >> >reading about PCOS. Well, I went back for a follow-up today after more
> >> >struggling with my symptoms, especially weight gain. (In October, my
> >> >doctor didn't treat me with anything except birth control pills to
> >> >regulate my period and also told me to LOSE WEIGHT!) At my appointment
> >> >today, I told my doctor about the sugar highs and lows that I have been
> >> >experiencing and thought it might be related to insulin resistance. She
> >> >told me that my glucose and insulin levels were normal. I asked for a
> >> >copy of my tests so that I could compare them with what I have found in
> >> >books. Anyway, my glucose was 89 MG/DL (normal), but my total insulin
> >> >was 14.2 uU/ML and my free insulin was 15.0 uU/ML. What I have found is
> >> >that anything over 10.0 uU/ML could be related to insulin resistance.
> >> >Does anyone else know more about this? Should I go see another doctor
> >> >for a second opinion? Would metformin help? If anyone could help me I
> >> >would really appreciate it.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks in advance!
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Sara Jane
> >> >
> >>
> >--
> >Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
> >
> >---
> >
> >Don't follow in the footsteps of the masters. Seek what they sought.
> > --Zen saying
> >
>
> --
> Email always welcome: sonnet@pcosupport.org
>

-- Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS

---

Don't follow in the footsteps of the masters. Seek what they sought. --Zen saying

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