PCOS Messages for August, 2002: Re: Need some basics

Re: Need some basics

From: cw (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 11:31:21 -0500 (CDT)

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The tech was probably wanting to compare the difference between your fasting blood levels of glucose and insulin, and then see what happens one hour later after eating something. As insulin resistance usually occurs 1 to 2 hours after eating, this would make sense. That happens to be exactly how my insulin resistance showed up. I did something very similar.

On the other hand, if you do not get the diagnosis of insulin resistance that it sounds like you want, you may want to take this a step further and request a 5 hour INSULIN/GLUCOSE Tolerance Test (IGTT). I have a friend who recently had this test, and the IR showed up in her 4th hour, and she was finally put on glucophage, and now feels a whole lot better.

If you are still not happy with your doctor, then I suggest you get a new one. For some reason, it is very hard to find doctors who understand IR and PCOS.

At Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Annie wrote: >
>I have PCOS yet the Doc that diagnosed it is treating it like no big
>deal! I find this really weird. I am so glad I found this site as it
>can give me some info I need. Here is my first question I am showing
>all the signs of Insulin Restance, what test is done for this and how is
>it done. THe reason I am asking is because this is what happened....I
>show up for the test after fasting for 12 hours plus. THe tech takes my
>blood tells me to "go some where and eat something and come back in an
>hour" I asked what i was suppposed to eat and he said it did not matter,
>a candy bar, a full meal, a piece of fruit...it did not matter. THis
>take the blood go eat anything went on for four hours, hardly seems very
>precise. THis just does not seem right. Any comments?

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