insulin resistance

Hi, I've been type 1 for more than 20 years and I've been recently prescribed Levothyroxine to control hypothyroidism. My endo said I've borderline hypothyroidism (levels of hormones at the edge and no antibodies), but because I want to get pregnant, she suggested to start on levothyroxine...

I'm confused about my condition, but it's been with me since as long as I can remember. I believe it's something which runs in the family (on one side, like my father) but so far I can't nail what it might be. I've been a health nut my whole life. I was brought up by health addicts. Since my...

Last night, I opened one of my bedside books and started surveying it. When I came upon the chapter, Thyroid and Thyroiditis, it occurred to me that I don't know much about the thyroid and it's relationship to diabetes. So today, my husband and I had a look around online and found all kinds of...

I have a question, let's say that you have insulin resistance marked by high fasting insulin and higher then normal fasting glucose and you manage to lower your numbers (but you are not diabetic) and your fasting insulin and glucose go down to normal levels. Is this change permanent? I'm just...

Hello I have been a type 2 diabetic for 12 years and have finally lowered my A1c to below normal range. I notice though that my fasting insulin is a bit on the high side and my fasting glucose goes up and down. It ranges from norrmal to abnormal. Anyone else out in cyberspace like me?

when it come to type 2, do we lose beta cells? Or are we simply all insulin resistant where we still have all our cells?

so someone who’s recently been diagnosed and maybe got their blood sugar to non diabetic levels, can they fix their metabolism and have the same amount of insulin sensitivity compared to a healthy non diabetic

Hi I am insulin resistant I have pcos and high blood sugars I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in October last year i was put on gabapentin which made me put 2 stone in weight on in 2 short month I decided to come off gabapentin. And start keto diet as had been on it previously since starting...

Can Type 1s have insulin resistance or develop it? If so, what are the symptoms?

What if, for example, my A1C comes back as non-diabetic. Does this mean that my insulin resistance is not a problem? I am asking this as the ads on TV, internet, etc, say that it can be reversed? True or false?

How frustrating that, if this is true, so many of us could have avoided letting things go so far before being diagnosed...

Tim O'Dowd on PCOS being within the remit of Insulin Resistance. An enjoyable and informative presentation of less than 20 minutes.

I am not on medication (T2), and I am controlling my blood sugar by diet and lifestyle changes. HbA1c of 82 on diagnosis, last HbA1c 42 after 4 months. I am fine tuning my diet at the moment, with several aims: reducing insulin resistance lowering blood sugar improving the immune system weight...

Hello everyone, I am extremely new to worrying about blood sugar and insulin. Recently, due to other symptoms, I got a PCOS check advanced from Medichecks that also had insulin and blood sugar tests included. I am very confused by my results and the doctor's comments were not very helpful. I...

Hi all, I'm new to posting the forum, but have found it to be a very useful resource in the past. I'd love to know if anyone else has experienced morning insulin resistance. Over the past few months I have noticed that my sugars have been climbing quite high post breakfast. I do suffer from...

Until recently, I was operating under the belief that insulin resistance was 100% reversible and would be completely eliminated once I got to a normal weight. However, after almost 50 pounds lost over 4 months and on the verge of normal BMI, my glucose tolerance remains pathetic. In fact, it's...

I've lost 35 lbs since September. my fasting has gone down from 83 to 78 but my postprandial continues to spike hard, to the point even 20g carb will take me from 78 to 130 @ 1hr. Yet my blood sugar generally doesn't go above 165-170, even if I eat 100g carb, is that normal? until recently, I...

I'm a T1 diabetic (for 30 years) on insulin pump with CGM so have a real time view of what my blood sugars are doing. I have been on a low carb diet for nearly 20 years (the only carbs come from any veg I eat - not potato) and still have suffered with completely erratic blood sugars indicating...

From an article on Medscape " Past use of oral contraceptives increases the prevalence of insulin resistance and diabetes among postmenopausal women, shows the first study of its kind from South Korea. Sung-Woo Kim, MD, from Daegu Catholic University Hospital, South Korea, presented results of...

Insulin resistance reduced by all vegetable diet