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<blockquote data-quote="pickledpepper2" data-source="post: 378889" data-attributes="member: 43333"><p><strong>Re: Overweight vs underweight... which is harder to deal wit</strong></p><p></p><p>Thanks for the feedback Daibell.</p><p></p><p>Interpreting C-peptide tests seem confusing. Ideally we should be assessing whether our pancreas is creating insufficient amounts of insulin or stonking amounts. Logically speaking the former would indicate a pancreas problem the latter resistance. So in my mind we'd need to have our pancreas react to a certain level of carbs and see how it deals with them. Problem with such tests is that there seem to be no bench marks i.e. x amount of carbs should make us produce about x amount of insulin (factoring in weight/size etc.)</p><p></p><p></p><p>But it does get slightly more complicated in that some people think a problem occurs with the quality of insulin produced by the pancreas rather than quantity. So the pancreas produces 'faulty' insulin as opposed to too little/much which doesn't act on the receptors which tell our muscles to take up glucose. </p><p></p><p>It's nice to know I can get a c-peptide test though. </p><p></p><p>We really do need some standard tests for assessing pancreas functioning like the EFGR for our kidneys!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pickledpepper2, post: 378889, member: 43333"] [b]Re: Overweight vs underweight... which is harder to deal wit[/b] Thanks for the feedback Daibell. Interpreting C-peptide tests seem confusing. Ideally we should be assessing whether our pancreas is creating insufficient amounts of insulin or stonking amounts. Logically speaking the former would indicate a pancreas problem the latter resistance. So in my mind we'd need to have our pancreas react to a certain level of carbs and see how it deals with them. Problem with such tests is that there seem to be no bench marks i.e. x amount of carbs should make us produce about x amount of insulin (factoring in weight/size etc.) But it does get slightly more complicated in that some people think a problem occurs with the quality of insulin produced by the pancreas rather than quantity. So the pancreas produces 'faulty' insulin as opposed to too little/much which doesn't act on the receptors which tell our muscles to take up glucose. It's nice to know I can get a c-peptide test though. We really do need some standard tests for assessing pancreas functioning like the EFGR for our kidneys! [/QUOTE]
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