PP BS after OGTT or hi-carb meal for IGT people

[Wildhockey]

A recent thread talked about glucose level (GL) after a
hi-carb intake for normal and diabetic people. A 2hr GL of 199
would indicate borderline IGT/diabetes in a OGTT. I would
imagine the GL before the 2hr point would be very high in this
situation. Possibly high enough to cause serious damage.
Anybody have any thoughts on this?

[Annette]

"WildHockey" <w.warning@attbi.com> wrote in message
news:GljDa.827694$OV.784813@rwcrnsc54...
> A recent thread talked about glucose level (GL) after
> a hi-carb
intake for
> normal and diabetic people. A 2hr GL of 199 would indicate
borderline
> IGT/diabetes in a OGTT. I would imagine the GL before the
> 2hr
point would
> be very high in this situation. Possibly high enough
> to cause
serious
> damage. Anybody have any thoughts on this?
>
>

Many medical tests involve a certain amount of stress to the
body. For example, I had a test for angina, that actually
induced an angina event in order to reveal it's actual
possibility and why it was happening, etc. The information is
needed to establish an accurate dx, and recommendations for
appropriate therapy.

When such tests are performed they are done under medical
supervision, with all due care and responsibilty being taken
for any dangerous outcomes. In most cases, one test is far
better for such purposes, than continuing with a medically
dangerous condition in ignorance.

Annette


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[Susan Fein]

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>Many medical tests involve a certain amount of stress to the
>body. For example, I had a test for angina, that actually
>induced an angina event in order to reveal it's actual
>possibility and why it was happening, etc. The information is
>needed to establish an accurate dx, and recommendations for
>appropriate therapy.

I recall having found (but not having kept) some Medline
abstracts re: C peptide glucose ratios being a good
diagnostic tool and for predicting who's likely to become
IDDM as well. It's also used to measure IR in women with PCOS
by many repro endos.

I'd have that test before I'd undergo the torment of an OGTT,
but that's just
me.

Susan

[Jenny]

The C-peptide test only discovers whether or not your body
is still producing insulin. You could have type II diabetes
bad enough to cause you to be walking around with blood
sugars in the 400 mg/dl range and still have a "normal"
C-peptide test. My very knowledgeable new doctor says it's
not worth doing unless you're trying to determine if a
person is a late-onset type 1.

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"Susan Fein" <sufein@aol.comnospam> wrote in message
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> x-no-archive: yes
>
> >Many medical tests involve a certain amount of stress to
> >the body. For example, I had a test for angina, that
> >actually induced an angina event in order to reveal it's
> >actual possibility and why it was happening, etc. The
> >information is needed to establish an accurate dx, and
> >recommendations for appropriate therapy.
>
> I recall having found (but not having kept) some Medline
> abstracts re: C peptide glucose ratios being a good
> diagnostic tool and for predicting
who's
> likely to become IDDM as well. It's also used to measure IR
> in women with
PCOS
> by many repro endos.
>
> I'd have that test before I'd undergo the torment of an
> OGTT, but that's
just
> me.
>
> Susan

[Priscilla]

Jenny <jenny_the_bean@yahoo.com> quoth:
>The C-peptide test only discovers whether or not your body
>is still producing insulin. You could have type II diabetes
>bad enough to cause you to be walking around with blood
>sugars in the 400 mg/dl range and still have a "normal"
>C-peptide test. My very knowledgeable new doctor says it's
>not worth doing unless you're trying to determine if a
>person is a late-onset type 1.

I thought that a c-peptide test was recommended before being
prescribed one of the meds that tries to get your pancreas to
pump out more insulin. From what I was told, taking them when
your pancreas can't comply can cause problems.

Priscilla