A little Hypoglycemia test I did......

jjkrhbb · 05-22-2008, 12:08 PM

Went to regular doc about some cyst things under my arms and he asked about other things going on. So I told him about my more recent Hypo episodes. I get them alot. He decided to check my blood sugar. Now, bad me...I ate three doughnuts before the test. About 1.5-2 hours before they took my blood. Now my fasting last time taken was 90. But this time no fasting and three sugar filled doughnuts. My number was 98. Now am I correct in understanding that it should have spiked after all that sugar? I mean it doesnt look like it really moved. So did my body need that sugar? If you can help me understand this better, I would appreciate it. Any questions you need answered I will happily do so. Thanks.

JosieFB · 05-22-2008, 04:51 PM

Within 1.5 to 2 hours it should have come back down. I would say its good news. It doesn't sound like you are insulin resistant because with IR, it won't normally come down that fast. My endo thinks random blood glucose tests are meaningless. He prefers the A1C test to tell what's going on over the long term with your blood sugar.

jjkrhbb · 05-22-2008, 05:15 PM

Thanks Josie.

Somewhat Damaged · 05-23-2008, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JosieFB

Within 1.5 to 2 hours it should have come back down. I would say its good news. It doesn't sound like you are insulin resistant because with IR, it won't normally come down that fast. My endo thinks random blood glucose tests are meaningless. He prefers the A1C test to tell what's going on over the long term with your blood sugar.

I agree with the random blood glucose tests thing. Though, an a1C is good for diabetics but it's not the best test to diagnose insulin resistance. I have a normal a1C and fasting blood glucose but my fasting insulin is slightly elevated, and I'm waiting for the results of my GTT...

JosieFB · 05-24-2008, 02:20 PM

I agree that GTT is the best way to determine IR without using the expensive euglycemic insulin clamp technique which is normally reserved for research. Fasting insulin isn't always accurate although may give an indication taken with other symptoms if it is > 10.