I'm thinking insulin resistance with a bad liver. Tested for diabetes, said my blood sugars for the last few weeks have been a little low.
What fruits can I eat? Carbs? Should I only eat vegetables and protein? What is good fat outside of avacados and olive oil?
Metformin is a medication for people with type 2 diabetes. But women with PCOS are insulin resistance, and Metformin helps with the sugar levels. I would just say to keep at it, to eating healthy and keep playing hockey. There is no best kind of exercise, but at least you are doing something. Ask your doc to see if they want you to see a nutrient to help you out. Best of luck to you, and I am sorry I wasn't able to give you the best advice, but if you find it let me know.
No, it's the opposite, Kittyface. It's believed that if LADAs start insulin early it will help preserve some beta cells for a bit longer. That's why it's frustrating how many of us are misdiagnosed and put on oral meds. That's not to mention that some of us are put on meds specifically designed for insulin resistance when we in fact don't have resistance. I was paying about $200 a month for Actos when I was living out of country!
On the report it did not show outside the normal but she said the usually accepted cut off for insulin resistance was lower than my level. I was placed on 500mg metformin, told to cut out process/refined sugar, carbs, and be re-tested. This process has continued and now I am on 2000 mg of metformin and my levels are actually higher. I have not been perfect with the diet but certainly much better than before.
If you are type 2, insulin resistance is considered key part of the problem (though insulin resistance can also happening in Type 1).
To address insulin resistance you can:-
1. Lose excess weight if you are overweight
2. Adopt a low carb or even a ketogenic diet (be sure to get enough protein and don't overdo the fats)
3. Regular vigorous physical exercise
4. Insulin sensitizing drug such as metformin.
IR or insulin resistance is a sign of type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes. I am assuming you are referring to either the A1C or fasting blood glucose levels. The first thing of course is a change in life style. This does not mean you have to stop eating everything but to be more judicious in your eating habits. In addition, regular exercise is paramount in reducing those :numbers". Talk this over with your physician and get started on these changes.
Obesity is associated with insulin resistance....and insulin resistance causes a compensatory hyperinsulinemia.....and high insulin levels affect the response to Peginterferon in the first 24 hours. It lowers RVR and SVR.
Since the response to interferon is affected within the first 24 hours, that means you have to get rid of the insulin resistance BEFORE starting treatment.
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There are several people here who have had expereince with blood sugar problems and treatment. Some used stuff like metformin or even insulin throughout treatment. My expereience was that high blood sugar levels went away while on treatment. That was a result of the red cell killing abilities of the ribavirin.
And I lost excess magnesium through the urine due to insulin resistance. Not a single labs showed up insulin resistance except the insulin test and my insulin levels were very high. My symptoms already told me all about insulin resistance however!
I know insulin resistance is a symptom (some say a cause) of PCOS. I can suggest taking magnesium supplements. The right type of magnesium as some do not absorb well. Magnesium oxide only absorbs 4% for instance.
So I heard that you can take cinnamon for insulin resistance.. Anyone ever heard this before or tryed it?!
Since insulin resistance is minimal or non-existent, medications designed to reduce insulin resistance such as Avandia and Actos are not effective. Other meds that stimulate the pancreas to produce insulin, slow digestion of carbs, or reduce excess glucose production by the liver are often effective in controlling the blood sugar for a few years.
A misdiagnosis is easy to make when the person is older and responds well at first to treatment with oral medications.
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