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Is there a difference between Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes?

So, I’m a little confused. In May I was diagnosed with Insulin Resistance (IR). I was also diagnosed with Poly cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). My endocrinologist and gynecologist said that these two things were related. I had my blood sugar, triglycerides, cholesterol, and many other things checked a few times too. Every time I was told my blood sugar levels were totally fine (as well as every other thing), it was just my insulin was high because it my pancreas is trying to produce the insulin my body thinks isn’t there. So now I’m on Metformin to make my body recognize my insulin. I’ve seen a few commercials for different medicines that are supposed to treat Type 2 diabetes and they always talk about controlling high blood sugar levels. Once someone said to me "oh, Type 2 Diabetes" when I told them about IR. I’m confused because I don’t have issues with high blood sugar and never have so is my IR different than others, is IR another name for Type 2 Diabetes, or do I just not have a clear idea about it all? Thanks!!
I don’t have diabetes. And IR is when your body produces too much insulin. It’s when your body loses its sensitivity to insulin and so then your pancreas think there isn’t any and keeps making more and more. I did a 3 hour fasting test and they tested me for tons and tons of things. I suddenly had a lot of symptoms pop up all at once over a year ago that made me go to my gyno who then referred me to the endocrinologist. I’m on Metformin to make my body sensitive to my insulin so it will quit producing so much. My insulin levels were 10 times higher than they should have been. It’s kind of the opposite of diabetes since diabetes is when your body produces little or no insulin. If IR isn’t controlled it can lead to diabetes because after producing mass amounts of insulin for so long, your pancreas will give up and stop–thus giving you diabetes. Thanks for the replies!
Oh, and they were looking for insulin levels because they found I cysts on my ovaries and some other stuff that led them to believe I had PCOS on the IR side of things since they come together a lot. And I had IR symptoms.

First of all, there are two main types of diabetes. Type I (juvenile diabetes) is when your body doesn’t make enough insulin. Type 2 is when your body makes enough insulin, but it can’t get into the cells due to insulin resistance. So basically, what you have is a pre-diabetic condition. So you don’t have "kind of the opposite of diabetes", you have something quite similar. But you don’t have diabetes because despite your body having resistance to insulin, your blood sugar levels are still being maintained at normal levels. The metformin you take is also what they give to type 2 diabetics, because your condition is so similar.

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Reading Insulin Resistance causes weight gain but told it causes weight loss?

I’ve read everywhere that Insulin Resistance causes weight gain but suddenly have multiple people telling me it causes weight loss?

Which is the truth?

Some answerers here may be confusing causes for symptoms. Unexplained weight loss is a common symptom for diabetes but not a cause.

People with diabetes are unable to process many of the calories in the foods they eat so they may lose weight even though they eat normal or excessive amounts of food.

Edit: I agree with Monica, weight gain is a common symptom for insulin resistance. If it worsens and develops into Type 2 diabetes, then weight loss is a common symptom.

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Reading Insulin Resistance causes weight gain but told it causes weight loss?

I’ve read everywhere that Insulin Resistance causes weight gain but suddenly have multiple people telling me it causes weight loss?

Which is the truth?

Some answerers here may be confusing causes for symptoms. Unexplained weight loss is a common symptom for diabetes but not a cause.

People with diabetes are unable to process many of the calories in the foods they eat so they may lose weight even though they eat normal or excessive amounts of food.

Edit: I agree with Monica, weight gain is a common symptom for insulin resistance. If it worsens and develops into Type 2 diabetes, then weight loss is a common symptom.

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What constitutes a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes?

I have a friend that brought up an interesting question…On a routine examine, her doctor did a HbA1c test that came back as 5.7% but her FSB (fasting blood sugar test) came back as 133, should a diagnosis of diabetes be made with those numbers?

If one has diabetes mellitus (DM), endocrinologics want to see the A1C < 6.5 and the American Diabetic Association cites < 7 to be ideal. If your friend has a A1C of 5.7 without medications she is still is within the guidelines of both experts. Normal glucose ideally is about 70-110. If she is higher than that there should be some precautions taken with concer for future risk of developing diabetes . She probably should continue to watch her diet, control her weight and continue to monitor her labs. I hope that helps

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Can a 2 and a half year old develop diabetes?

My daughter has, for around a year now, been showing a few signs of Type 1…she’s only 2 and a half years old! She has this strange ability to drink entire boxes of Capri Suns in about an hour tops if we let her! Diabetes runs in both my family and on her father’s side. Is it really possible for a 2 and a half year old to get diabetes?

My daughter was diagnosed at age 2.
She is now 20 and doing well.
Take your child to the doctor.

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