Insulin resistance or diabetes???

[smc246]

I am trying to get pregnant and my Gyn did some blood wokd and said that I am insulin resistant. Is that the same thing as having type II diabetes. DO you normally just check a fasting glucose to make a diagnosis???  Thanks.

[WaveRider]

Look at this web site which explains insulin resistance
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/insulinresistance/

Also, there is a blood test called HgbA1c (hemoglobin A1c) that measures glucose levels on NEW red blood cells for the past three months. This is an average of the amount of glucose in your body for this time period measured in %. Fasting glucose is one method of checking but its short term. You can read about it here
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/adult/adam/data/003640.html

[mlb1234]

Did your OB mention anything about seeing cysts on your ovaries??  Do you have irregular periods??  I am just wondering because PCOS is a common cause of infertility and miscarriage and it is caused by insulin resistance.

[pisceantiger310]

Hi,
I hope you have sorted everything out by now, and that you are pregnant and doing well :)
I was searching insulin resistance on here, and came across your posting.
I want to tell you about my friend's website.  www.nutriceuticals.usana.com
You can ask your Doctor to look in the Physician's Desk Reference book.  Usana is the only nutritional company in it!  They have a lot of low glycemic foods - and all ingredients are quarantined to make sure they don't have anything bad in them, before making the products.
Also, make sure you get lots of omega oils.  If from fish, make sure they are "cleaned" of toxins.  And calcium...25% of supplements out there have lead!!  Some have very high levels too.  but no level is good for us. don't be fooled by "natural" sources, like bovine (cow bone) or coral either. Usana's are toxin-free, and they get 5/5 in the Comparative Guide book.  The  site for the book is comparativeguide.com, I think. I don't think you can see the scores on there though.  I looked in my friend's book, and things like Centrum, One a day, GNC, Shaklee, Kirkland...very low...zero - 2ish range.  Maybe the odd score of 3.  I can't remember for sure.  I know Centrum was zero.
anyways, if you want to order,
you can order right from the site, but that's more expensive.  I registered on it (free), and I have my vitamins sent every 4 weeks, which saves me 10%
it's worth a look.  
oh, and fish oil helps mood...might help after you have the baby and your hormones are going crazy!
all the best!