Ben Bikman is one of the best. There is no easy, cheap, quick way to measure Insulin Resistance, if there were it would go a long way in warning people that they should address their diet in terms of risk. There are no symptoms of early IR, whereas raised bg levels are the first signs of problems (with or without symptoms) but can be the last to manifest.
It must be said here that IR is normal in certain circumstances and that there people who show low level IR but do not go on to develope Pre Diabetes or Type 2 Diabetes. Another test that I feel would be of benefit is one that could show early signs of hyperinsulinaemia. Hyperinsulinaemia and IR is sort of a 'which came first, the chicken or the egg?' question.
If you are interested, Catherine Croft has a few interesting presentations on IR on YouTube.
Only with type 2.
Not a lot to be done to avoid type 1 and I confess I am rather ignorant about other types. Apologies to people with LADA, MODY, RH, Gestational diabetes, etc.
I actually just watched this video of hers a few hours ago tooWhich is what lead me to these next two that I have posted. The Diet Doctor ones are good too.
Only with type 2.
Ben Bikman is one of the best. There is no easy, cheap, quick way to measure Insulin Resistance, if there were it would go a long way in warning people that they should address their diet in terms of risk. There are no symptoms of early IR, whereas raised bg levels are the first signs of problems (with or without symptoms) but can be the last to manifest.
It must be said here that IR is normal in certain circumstances and that there people who show low level IR but do not go on to develope Pre Diabetes or Type 2 Diabetes. Another test that I feel would be of benefit is one that could show early signs of hyperinsulinaemia. Hyperinsulinaemia and IR is sort of a 'which came first, the chicken or the egg?' question.
If you are interested, Catherine Croft has a few interesting presentations on IR on YouTube.
If someone is obese aren't they bound to have insulin resistance to some extent? What would be the point in testing?@Cocosilk thank you for posting this. I am so angry that GPs don't test insulin levels or IR when they are faced with an obese patient. I believe I was insulin resistant for 20 or so years before diagnosis. All that wasted time, all that damage to my body, I only needed to be told it was IR and I would have gone away and reaearched it and helped myself to heal.
If someone is obese aren't they bound to have insulin resistance to some extent? What would be the point in testing?
Well it would have been good to know! I went to my GP to ask for help to lose weight. I was given 2 diets to try neither of which worked. I was constantly nagged by all my HCPs to lose weight. If only they had told me what was wrong I would have started low carbing immediately. The patient can't know they are insulin resistant if they have never heard of it.If someone is obese aren't they bound to have insulin resistance to some extent? What would be the point in testing?
The problem is not that they don't test for IR, the problem is that they don't recommend low carb diets.Well it would have been good to know! I went to my GP to ask for help to lose weight. I was given 2 diets to try neither of which worked. I was constantly nagged by all my HCPs to lose weight. If only they had told me what was wrong I would have started low carbing immediately. The patient can't know they are insulin resistant if they have never heard of it.
And no I don't believe every obese person has IR. Those who have never tried to lose weight and don't have most of their weight round the middle probably aren't IR. Those who lose weight simply by using CICO probably don't have a great deal of IR
Just my own thoughts.