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Originally Posted by rlrl
i realize that that it is type 2 but a glucose tolerance test in early 2007 (pre medication) showed the final result to be non-diabetic and my doctors continually refer to it as glucose intolerance and insulin resistance which are forms of pre-diabetes. they do diagnose me with diabetes mellitus, unspecified type.
it was the a1c result that made me go on medications
the a1c goal for diabetics is 6.0. last fall i was at 6.1, this feb i am down to 5.6 and i hope to go down farther via exercise. my trigkycerides and liver enzymes have gone down as well
and i never have indulged in sweets, machine or dessert foods ever in my life. i'm told that doesn't matter, that it has to do with the pancreas instead
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Glucose intolerance is type 2 diabetes, also insulin resistance, is the same thing.. type 2 (Adults)diabetes means glucose intolerance.
type 1 (Teens) are non-producers of insulin.
Here is the is guidelines from NIH (National Institue of Health):
The FPG is the preferred test for diagnosing diabetes due to convenience and is most reliable when done in the morning. Results and their meaning are shown in table 1. If your fasting glucose level is 100 to 125 mg/dL, you have a form of pre-diabetes called impaired fasting glucose (IFG), meaning that you are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes but do not have it yet. A level of 126 mg/dL or above, confirmed by repeating the test on another day, means that you have diabetes.
Table 1. Fasting Plasma Glucose Test
Plasma Glucose Result (mg/dL)Diagnosis99 and belowNormal100 to 125Pre-diabetes
(impaired fasting glucose)
126 and aboveDiabetes
Actually you are a little missinformed, type 1 diabetes has to do with your pancreas, type 2 has nothing to do with your pancreas,
Type 1. Pancreas dont produce insulin
type 2. Pancreas produce insulin but the body doenst react to it meaning resistence from the body to react to it.
Type 2 is more genetic. Your pancreas are just fine. The receptors for insulin in your body are the ones to blame.
"glucose intolerance and insulin resistance which are forms of pre-diabetes."
This comment by your doctor is misleading and untrue.
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