Type II Diabetes?

Mothercrow · 04-23-2008, 12:12 PM

I'm confused. I was poking around the web this morning and found this in an article...

"Type 2 diabetes is characterized by an excess of insulin production in response to eating. The glucose tolerance test has long been the standard way to identify someone with diabetes. Until recently, glucose tolerance tests measured only blood sugar, or glucose levels, which are raised when a person has diabetes. But measuring your body's insulin-production levels improves the test by being able to identify your risk of diabetes long before symptoms emerge.

Typically, to do the test, your blood is drawn twice - first after fasting, then again two hours later after a glucose drink. Your insulin levels are recorded. If the results indicate that you're at a higher risk for diabetes, the good news is that you also have time to take action. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented by adopting a lifestyle that includes daily exercise, weight control and a low-glycemic diet that reduces the intake of sugar, refined grains and starches."

This sounds like what I've seen about IR so far. So are they the same thing?

JosieFB · 04-23-2008, 06:16 PM

I agree that it sounds like it is describing IR. Type II is when your pancreas can no longer create enough insulin to make your body use the glucose.

04-23-2008, 12:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mothercrow Pirate of the Caribbean Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rocky Mountains Posts: 19 My Mood: Points: 285.89 Bank: 630.73 Total Points: 916.62 Donate	Type II Diabetes? I'm confused. I was poking around the web this morning and found this in an article... "Type 2 diabetes is characterized by an excess of insulin production in response to eating. The glucose tolerance test has long been the standard way to identify someone with diabetes. Until recently, glucose tolerance tests measured only blood sugar, or glucose levels, which are raised when a person has diabetes. But measuring your body's insulin-production levels improves the test by being able to identify your risk of diabetes long before symptoms emerge. Typically, to do the test, your blood is drawn twice - first after fasting, then again two hours later after a glucose drink. Your insulin levels are recorded. If the results indicate that you're at a higher risk for diabetes, the good news is that you also have time to take action. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented by adopting a lifestyle that includes daily exercise, weight control and a low-glycemic diet that reduces the intake of sugar, refined grains and starches." This sounds like what I've seen about IR so far. So are they the same thing?

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04-23-2008, 06:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
JosieFB JosieFB Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 710 My Mood: Points: 20,318.92 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 20,318.92 Donate	I agree that it sounds like it is describing IR. Type II is when your pancreas can no longer create enough insulin to make your body use the glucose.