PCOS Messages for February, 2002: Re: Glucophage?

Re: Glucophage?

From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 26 Feb 2002 19:45:43 -0600 (CST)

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That is because it is the way the test is supposed to be run. The American Diabetes Association as well as the lab guidelines recommend it. The official recommendation is =/> 150 grams of carbs for 72 hours before the fasting begins prior to the test.

If you are truly controlled, you will not have an abnormal increase in glucose or insulin level for the test.

It is important for you and your doctor to know how your body will react under the stress of carbs. You may not always be able to follow the diet you have set out for yourself. You may at some point want a piece of wedding cake or you may be given something that you have been told is sugar-free when it is not. Heaven forbid but you may have to be put on steroid treatments for some reason. All of these things can have a great effect on your glucose levels and therefore, possibly your insulin levels.

I have the exact page bookmarked on my computer, but I do not have access to it right now. I can tell you that it is on http://www.diabetes.org but I cannot remember what it is under. It is not on the front page.

At Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Renee wrote: >
>People here often say to eat carbs for 3 days before the insulin and GTT
>testing. I don't understand the rationale. Don't I want to know what my
>system is doing while I'm controlling it? Won't it be around the same always
>if i don't control myself going into the test? The unregulated levels aren't
>what's affecting me. The control level I maintain is what determines my
>overall health. So, why not test my controlled level?
>
>Renee
>

-- Hope this helps,

Belle

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