TTC with Prediabetes and Possible PCOS

[dd020182]

Hi

We have been TTCing for over a year now. When things did not work out, we visited a gynae, who ordered a variety of tests.

(29 years old female indian, Height 5'2'', Diabetic Paternal Relatives, Regular periods)

Abnormal Results:
Date: 29/01/11

Fasting Insulin         : 151.56 mU/L
Fasting Glucose      : 116 mg/dL
Glucose PP            : 151 mg/dL
TSH                        : 5.27 microIU/mL
Total Cholesterol   : 198 mg/dl
Triglyceride            : 175 mg/dl
HDL                        : 26 mg/dL
LDL                        : 137 mg/dL
VLDL                     : 35 mg/dL
Weight                    : 89 kgs

100 gm OGTT:

0 hrs Fasting : 110 mg/dl
1 hr : 214 mg/dl
2 hr: 160 mg/dl
3 hr: 56 mg /dl

Doc put me on 500 x 3 mg Metformin, 25 mg Eltroxin and Folic Acid + Diabetic diet + Exercise since 8th Feb 2011.

Date: 12 / 03 / 2011

75 gm OGTT:

0 hrs Fasting   : 99 mg/dl
0.5 hr             : 183 mg/dl
1 hr                : 210 mg/dl
1.5 hr             : 153 mg /dl
2 hr                : 85 mg/dl

TSH                        : 2.906 microIU/mL

Weight is now down to 82 kgs with Meds, Diet (No sugar, No white rice, No junk food) and light walking. Doc has increased Metformin dosage to 850 x 2 + 500 mg.

Please suggest whether I am on the correct track and if there is something  I can do. Also what is the future? Am I a diabetic?

Appreciate your feedback.

[WaveRider]

You're welcome.

[dd020182]

Thanks for the reply !

[WaveRider]

Congratulations, you appear to be well on your way to being normal, nondiabetic. Continue with the weight loss, increase walking to moderate, and continue with the diabetic diet. Next doctor visit ask for an A1c [HgbA1c, HgA1c] test. You can Google A1c for an explanation why it is considered the standard test for determining diabetes. Lastly, do you have a home glucose test meter? If not, ask your doctor for one. Read other threads on this forum for testing times and appropriate levels. Good luck.