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<blockquote data-quote="bulkbiker" data-source="post: 1900747" data-attributes="member: 219467"><p>Had a blood draw for my HbA1c and Cholesterol tests yesterday so thought I'd invest in a medichecks insulin resistance test as well.</p><p>The phlebotomist did the blood draw and happily filled the medichecks vials alongside the NHS ones.</p><p>I toddled off to the post box and posted them yesterday at 11.30 a.m.</p><p>Just got an e-mail form medichecks with the results!</p><p>Fasting Blood Glucose 4.85 mmol/l</p><p>Fasting Insulin 5.47 mIU/l </p><p>Which gives me insulin resistance of 1.06 (still not exactly sure how to calculate this) the "healthy" range is 0-1.0 so mine is very slightly high which led the medichecks doctor to write</p><p></p><p>"You have a marginally increased fasting insulin resistance index. </p><p></p><p>This could be an early indication that your body is beginning to struggle to metabolise glucose (sugar) correctly. However as the rest of your diabetes screen is completely normal, this result is unlikely to a cause for concern."</p><p></p><p>So looks like I'm ok for the time being!</p><p></p><p>Interestingly I took a finger prick test just after the nurse drew the blood and got a 5.9 mmol/l so it looks like my SD codefree reads a bit high which as I am usually under 6 on that is quite re-assuring...</p><p></p><p>No results as yet from the NHS. Will update signature when they arrive..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bulkbiker, post: 1900747, member: 219467"] Had a blood draw for my HbA1c and Cholesterol tests yesterday so thought I'd invest in a medichecks insulin resistance test as well. The phlebotomist did the blood draw and happily filled the medichecks vials alongside the NHS ones. I toddled off to the post box and posted them yesterday at 11.30 a.m. Just got an e-mail form medichecks with the results! Fasting Blood Glucose 4.85 mmol/l Fasting Insulin 5.47 mIU/l Which gives me insulin resistance of 1.06 (still not exactly sure how to calculate this) the "healthy" range is 0-1.0 so mine is very slightly high which led the medichecks doctor to write "You have a marginally increased fasting insulin resistance index. This could be an early indication that your body is beginning to struggle to metabolise glucose (sugar) correctly. However as the rest of your diabetes screen is completely normal, this result is unlikely to a cause for concern." So looks like I'm ok for the time being! Interestingly I took a finger prick test just after the nurse drew the blood and got a 5.9 mmol/l so it looks like my SD codefree reads a bit high which as I am usually under 6 on that is quite re-assuring... No results as yet from the NHS. Will update signature when they arrive.. [/QUOTE]
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