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My original post was really about how the focus is on losing weight and how that might not always be the best and most appropriate course of action. Losing fat and increasing muscle might be better co-existent objectives. My body fat % is in the range that's often labelled as athletic, and my...

Why is increasing weight through adding muscle problematic? If at the same time the % of body fat reduces then this has to be good doesn't it? It seems to me that changing body composition is much more important than pure weight loss. A greater % of muscle mass means better insulin sensitivity...

There seems to be little discussion of body composition and distribution. the focus seems to be primarily on losing weight, not reducing fat and gaining muscle. I know from a DEXA scan my body fat % and it's distribution. If I were to shed weight it's probably going to be more muscle than I'd...

In response to an article in The Times on undiagnosed diabetes Professor Tim Spector tweeted this "One million adults live with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes and about 5 million with pre diabetes and the U.K. has NO public health policy to deal with it and says our food advice is fine", When...

I now realise that fasting insulin amd fasting glucose are used to calculate insulin resistance, not the level of insulin. Thanks

I had a clamp test of my insulin as part of the trial I participated in. The trial has finished and my data should be available soon.

And thishttps://hub.jhu.edu/2021/02/09/prediabetes-diagnosis-less-useful-for-older-patients/ Older adults who are classified as having "prediabetes" due to moderately elevated measures of blood sugar usually don't go on to develop full-blown diabetes, according to a study led by researchers at...

Aklso this https://hub.jhu.edu/2021/02/09/prediabetes-diagnosis-less-useful-for-older-patients/

I found this I found this https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24698119/

Why fasting insulin as well as C-Peptide? Isn't C-Peptide more reliable because it's half life is longer than insulin?

I'm in the southern hemisphere and I've found a lab that I can use in 2 weeks time. I'm going to have my C-Peptide, lipids panel and APOB tested. Thanks

Or, perhaps more accurately, does insulin production decrease with age? If it does then might a diagnosis of prediabetes be erroneous and based on blood sugar levels for a younger population?

Thanks for that information. I'm not in the UK so I wouldn't be able to use it until I returned. I looked it up online and saw that the cost is £195 (US $240), which might be prohibitive for some. Nevertheless, worth knowing it's an option.

Exactly as I said, I've paid for private blood tests in the UK without any involvement by my GP and I'd do so again. If I were ill though and needed confirmation of a diagnosis I would expect for this to be provided by the NHS. They are very different situations.

We all react and respond very differently. What may be a harmful level of blood sugar to some, is not to others. Likewise, there are outliers in the distribution graph of normal blood sugars i.e. not harmful. Some of these outliers have a blood sugar level above the threshold used to determine...

There are a few reasons why. 1. I'm British but not currently in the UK. If I were in the UK I could get an appointment with the GP (General Practitioner) I'm registered with. She or he isn't going to be too happy to see me, I'd definitely be in the worried but well category. Although, as I've...

Thanks. I'm tending towards taking more interest in my insulin level and how my body responds to and handles blood glucose. If my C-Peptide is okay along with an improvement in my Triglycerides to HDL-C ratio then I'll carry on as I am. I'm should stress that I'm more perplexed than worried.

Thanks, that's very helpful. I'm going to have my C-Peptide, triglycerides and cholesterol levels checked later this month. I'm tending towards the school of thought that considers that insulin level and not blood sugar is the more important metric.

The data came from the trial I participated in at a London hospital. I had another blood test late 2023.

I never buy prepared meals, UPFs, takeaways or fast foods. My breakfast is generally either 10 -12 blueberries, or 6; raspberries with Greek yoghurt (high protein), pumpkin and sunflower seeds and a gew nuts. My dinner last night was a Greek salad I made myself. I'm not Greek.[emoji16]