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Q: Insulin Levels Vs. Blood Sugar Levels

asked by: scotth on June 9th, 2005

New User

Does anyone know where I can get info on what the corresponding insulin level in the blood should be for a given glucose reading? I asked to have insulin levels checked with my last round of blood tests. My blood glucose level was 115 and the insulin level was 6.0. The readout says the range for insulin is 6.0 - 27.0. That puts me on the low side, but I am hoping it is because glucose levels were relatively low.

Thanks in advance.

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lynn74

replied on July 1st, 2005

Experienced User

The insulin level I think is of interest but some diabetes docs dont think it matters
i dont think theres much of a relationship between it and the bloodsugar levels

scotth

replied on July 1st, 2005

New User

lynn74 wrote:

the insulin level I think is of interest but some diabetes docs dont think it matters
i dont think theres much of a relationship between it and the bloodsugar levels

why not? My endo said it doesn't matter, and I was floored. If you do an insulin test at the time of the glucose test, it can tell you some important things. For instance, if my sugar was high, and insulin was low, it would suggest I don't make enough insulin and may need to consider shots. If sugar is normal and insulin is high, i'm resistant and need to work on improving my sensitivity.

The most valuable is to compare it over time, in my opinion. Anyway, that was the last straw when he said that and that he didn't see why I took any supplements since they wouldn't make any difference. Before I started, I was starting to experience more and more pain from neuropathy. That has since stopped and I only get an occassional twitch or cramp and that's because of alpha lipoic acid.

I'm quickly learning most medical doctors don't know as much about this as I do, so I fired him.

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