Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 I was insulin resistant. I am not sure how it works but it was a side affect of PCOS. Poly cystic ovary syndrome. I was finally diagnosed after years of aggravation from many doctors. All I know is it was almost impossible for me to lose weight and that they recommend gastric bypass for most people with PCOS. Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Excuse the word " simply " , as we all know, there is nothing simple about any endocrine disorder. I meant to say that Type 1 is brought on by an autoimmunity causing destrucuion of cells that produce insulin, usually early in life.(these are insulin dependent people) whereas Type 2 has a later onset,usually, and is this loosely paired glucose level/insulin response I was trying to explain...gosh this stuff is hard to try to break down and simplify. Now we know why our Dr.s use so much jargon, our appointmentas would need to be 2 hours long if they really explained what was going on. I guess we'll have to rely on eachother. Anyway, gotta go take a Pharmacology Final....I ccan't wait for this to be over....UGGHHH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Thank you All! Dr H is worried about becoming insulin resistant. He gained approximately 5# from May through to the convention. Also, his blood sugars, when taken on feeds, run anywhere from 125-165. He has to be off feeds for 30 min to have him fall into the correct range of 80-120. This shows that his hypo-g has gotten considerably worse. He drops much faster now, than he used to. Wouldn't that mean that his body is using the insulin he's producing? Or does this mean that he is over producing insulin, causing the faster drop? Is the concern because he runs higher than " normal " when he's on feeds. Can you be insulin resistant and hypo-g at the same time? Any suggestions or ideas are welcome. OH! And it would probably help to know that is 100% tube fed. He occasionally takes tastes of things, but never anything substantial. And all Dr H did about any of it, was to lower his feed by 2cc/hr daytime, and 3cc/hr nighttime. Thanks to all, Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 19 months, 17# 7oz, 27.25 " , Zantac, Singulair, GT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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