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Stages of
Abnormal Blood Sugar Metabolism |
|
|
Stage I |
Insulin
Resistance Only |
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Stage II |
Insulin
Resistance plus high levels of insulin and normal blood sugar levels |
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Stage III |
Insulin
Resistance, high levels of insulin and abnormalities in a glucose
tolerance test |
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Stage IV |
Diabetes type 2
with high insulin levels |
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Stage V |
Diabetes type 2
with low insulin levels |
| " In three
of the above stages there is an excessive production of insulin, which
will encourage weight gain in these people...insulin is the rogue hormone
that we must control to reverse these four stages of chemical imbalance,
and to reverse the increasing weight gain that has accompanied them.
" p 86 |
|
Source: You Could Have
Syndrome X pp 86 |
| http://home.comcast.net/~cnmpat/baleatdiab.html#YouCouldHaveSyndromeX |
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Levels of
Insulin Levels |
| Fertilityplus.org |
| http://www.fertilityplus.org/index.html |
| http://www.fertilityplus.org/toc.html |
| http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html#igtt |
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Glucose
Tolerance Test with Insulin (GTT / IGTT) |
| Time |
Normal Glucose Values |
Normal Insulin Values |
What the Results Mean |
| Fasting |
< 126 mg/dl |
< 10 mIU/ml |
Normal glucose
results are 70-90, 111 or over is impaired, 126 or over is diabetic.
Insulin levels above 10 show insulin resistance. Usually seen in women in
their early 20s |
| ½ hour |
< 200 mg/dl |
40-70 mIU/ml |
A truly normal
glucose response will not exceed 150. |
| 1 hour |
< 200 mg/dl |
50-90 mIU/ml |
Some want to lower
the threshold on glucose to < 180 to identify early stages of diabetes.
Insulin > 80 shows insulin resistance, or a level 5 times that of the
fasting level (i.e., a fasting of 11 followed by a 1 hour > 55) |
| 2 hours |
< 140 mg/dl |
6-50 mIU/ml |
A truly normal
glucose response is 110 or lower. Insulin > 60 is IR. |
| 3 hours |
< 120 mg/dl |
|
| 4 hours |
< 120 mg/dl |
|
| I IR=
Fasting 15-25: Low Carb Diet helps control |
|
I |
15-25:
IR, Low Carb Diet can help control |
|
II |
26-40:
Medium to high fasting and impaired glucose tolerance. Usually need low
carb diet and medications) |
|
III |
Above
40 usually indicates full blown IR and Diabetes |
| Insulin
Resistance Syndrome |
| http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010315/1159.pdf |
| Insulin
Resistance Patient Handout |
| http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010315/1165ph.html |
| Insulin
Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia |
| http://www.wfp50427.w1.com/insulin_resistance_and_hyperinsulinemia.htm |
