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Clarification needed on difference between insulin level and insulin output by pancreas?

From: Anna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 26 Apr 2003 17:04:58 -0500 (CDT)


At Sat, 26 Apr 2003, Char wrote: >
>My fasting glucose was 92 and my fasting insulin was 2. Not exactly an
>indication of insulin resistance. But, my C-peptide which measure
>insulin output by the pancreas was 5.1 which is high which does indicate
>an insulin problem.
>
>At Fri, 25 Apr 2003, Anna wrote:
>>
>>Hi Everybody,
>>
>>Wanted to ask whether people know their fasting insulin levels.
>>Mine glucose was 84 fasting, 8.0 insulin. I read that a ratio of
>>glucose to insulin if its under 4.5 it means insulin resistance. Mine
>>is over 10 but I had gestational diabetes in my pregnancy.
>>
>>--
>>Anna.
>>



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