Fri, Mar-10-06, 06:49
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Finding the Pieces
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Plan: Mishmash
Stats: 365/308.0/185
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Progress: 32%
Location: Maryland, US
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Originally Posted by Mereja
I don't understand. Why would she have hyperinsulinism if her insulin level was too low. I have PCOS but my insulin was really high until I started doing low carb. Should she get her insulin level tested at a different time of the day to see if it is too high?
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If her insulin is low she has insulin resistance not hyperinsulemia. My mistake, sorry. In any case the treatment is the same as the problem is damaged insulin function.
Low insulin does not preclude a prediabetic condition in children as they often do not have burned out beta cells (these produce insulin) as do adults. In the case of children acanthosis nigricans is a definite sign of insulin resistance.
A lot of doctors are still ignorant of insulin resistance in children.
This is an excellent article though a little technicalL
http://www.tmj.ro/cme_articles7.html |