Hi everyone,
My first time here, I'm a little nervous.
I don't know if I have IR because I had this test done out of my own pocket, not at the recommendation of any doctor. The story is long and I don't want to bore you. The main thing is, my hair has been falling out for 5 years at an alarming rate. I hadn't had this before. I went to my doctor and saw every specialist she sent me to. (Dentist, dermatologist, endocrinologist, gynocologist, gastroenterologist, rheumatologist.) None of them could find anything wrong with me. I do have mild anemia but I've had it since birth.
So I went in for this "hair loss package" and it tested for a lot of things. What worries me is this.
Glucose 4.6 mmol/L (3.7 - 6.0)
Insulin 24.4 mIU/L (1.9 - 23.0)
HOMA-IR 5.0 ( - 4.4)
I put the reference ranges in brackets. The test was done on an empty stomach. So the glucose is normal but the other two are high. Is this insulin resistance? Should I go see my doctor or the only thing she'll tell me is what I already know, that I need to lose a ton of weight?
Thank you for you replies. (And sorry for the bad English, not a native speaker.)
My first time here, I'm a little nervous.
I don't know if I have IR because I had this test done out of my own pocket, not at the recommendation of any doctor. The story is long and I don't want to bore you. The main thing is, my hair has been falling out for 5 years at an alarming rate. I hadn't had this before. I went to my doctor and saw every specialist she sent me to. (Dentist, dermatologist, endocrinologist, gynocologist, gastroenterologist, rheumatologist.) None of them could find anything wrong with me. I do have mild anemia but I've had it since birth.
So I went in for this "hair loss package" and it tested for a lot of things. What worries me is this.
Glucose 4.6 mmol/L (3.7 - 6.0)
Insulin 24.4 mIU/L (1.9 - 23.0)
HOMA-IR 5.0 ( - 4.4)
I put the reference ranges in brackets. The test was done on an empty stomach. So the glucose is normal but the other two are high. Is this insulin resistance? Should I go see my doctor or the only thing she'll tell me is what I already know, that I need to lose a ton of weight?
Thank you for you replies. (And sorry for the bad English, not a native speaker.)