Re: Starting glucophage with normal fasting insulin (to Sonnet)
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sat, 22 Jun 2002 00:04:36 EDT
I get bloodwork done every 4 months or so...
Anonymous
In a message dated 6/21/2002 11:48:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
anonymous@medispecialty.com writes:
> Subj:Re: Starting glucophage with normal fasting insulin (to Sonnet)
> Date:6/21/2002 11:48:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:anonymous@medispecialty.com">anonymous@medispecialty.com</A>
> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pcos@obgyn.net">pcos@obgyn.net</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:pcos@mail.medispecialty.com">pcos@mail.medispecialty.com</A>
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>
> how often do you get tested?
>
> At Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Sonnet wrote:
> >
> >Anonymous I get everything tested (like IGTT, thyroid function, liver
> >function, testosterone, etc etc) every so often because it helps me keep
> >a better eye on what's going on with my body. If something isn't
> >getting better, I need to know about it so I can chage how I treat it. I
> >don't think that's necessary, but it's a good idea to know. Does that
> >make sense?
> >
> >At Thu, 20 Jun 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
> >>
> >>Okay, so you and I are going about it the same way. My doctor apparently
> >>felt comfortable with it and she is one of the docs posted on the main
> site.
> >>
> >>If anyone can tell (us) why we'd want the IGTT when we already had
> results
> >>from a fasting insulin (greater than 10)...mine was 52 the first time I
> had
> >>it done. My doc is definitely watching my glucose in the meantime as
> well.
> >>Thanks.
> >>
> >>Anonymous
> >>
> >--
> >email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
> >
>
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