Insulin Resistance and Diabetes

Is "insulin resistance" the same as Diabetes?

I was recently diagnosed with "Insulin Resistance". I want to know if it is the same as being Diabetic??? if not, what is the difference?

Type 2 Diabetes is essentially extreme insulin resistance.

It is possible to have insulin resistance that fall short of diabetes.

Insulin resistance is when your cells respond less and less to insulin so you need more and more to do the same job. Your pancreas responds by making more insulin. When it reaches the point your pancreas can no longer make enough to keep up, that is type 2 diabetes.

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Type II Diabetes, PCOS & Insulin?

I have type 2 diabetes due to insulin resistance and PCOS. If the weight gain is due to my body making too much insulin and not using it – will me being prescribed insulin to lower my blood sugar make me gain weight?
Let me rephrase the question… if I have PCOS and type II diabetes – should I be prescribed insulin to lower blood sugar? If so will it make me gain weight?

Unfortunately, dear lady, there may be some evidence that insulin can cause weight gain.

I would refer you to the page that Kelle has, obviously, misinterpreted. Nowhere on that page does it state that insulin does NOT cause weight gain.

The second page listed below states:

"In many people taking insulin, a common side effect is weight gain. Insulin can cause people to gain weight for several reasons. For example, insulin reduces the removal of glucose (sugar) from the body, and this excess glucose is stored as fat. However, taking insulin does not automatically mean you will gain weight. If you are taking insulin and notice that you are gaining weight, you may be able to control your weight with proper diet and exercise."

You’ll need to read further to see why it is believed that this can be the case.

The third url below states:

"Weight gain is a common side effect of insulin therapy for several reasons. The most widely accepted reason is that insulin therapy improves your body’s ability to store sugar. When your blood glucose levels get too high (which is why you need insulin therapy), your kidneys try to pick up the slack by excreting more glucose through the urine, thus eliminating sugar and calories before they can be used by the body or stored as fat."

This is NOT, however, a medical site, so you’ll need to bear that in mind.

You don’t state what your current medication regime includes, but from my own knowledge, and discussions with medical professionals, one drug that is often used, both in terms of controlling type 2 diabetes and aiding with women that suffer PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is Metformin (Glucophage). One of the side-effects of this particular medication is that it encourages weight loss, though medical literature don’t encourage it being prescribed for such reasons.

Have you spoken to your doctor about this, and expressed your concerns? S/he may consider other options.

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How does the sensitivity of target cells to insulin signaling affect insulin release from the source cells?

Insulin resistance is a condition where normal amounts of insulin do not elicit a normal degree of insulin response. In insulin resistant individuals (without diabetes), the concentrations of blood insulin are higher than normal. Describe all relevant events.

First, insulin resistance is the result of ‘metabolic syndrome’ which is a condition that results from excess carb intake, poor nutrient intake, and inadequate amounts of exercise to burn off the excesses. Insulin resistance is merely a term to describe the condition of someone who is on their way from just having metabolic syndrome to becoming full blown (type two) diabetic. When target cells become less responsive to the signalling of insulin and blood sugar begins to build up, the natural response is for the source cells to produce more insulin in an effort to move the glucose from the blood into the cells. After reading the following source material, you will have a clear understanding of all of the relevant events.

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What are some good things to take for diabetes?

I take Metformin for my insulin resistance, and I take cinnamon occasionally for my insulin.

What else can I take or what can I do to help with diabetes, and sugar/fat metabolism?

If you haven’t already been, ask your doctor to prescribe diabetic education classes. Insurance will pay for them if your doctor recommends them. I lost 116 pounds and have kept it off for 10 years now after taking these classes. They tell you when to eat and how many carbohydrates to eat per meal according to your weight, the medication you’re on, and how active you are.

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Diabetes? Insulin resistance? HELP?

Ok, so my doctor called today said my insulin levels were 33 uiu/ml. They said that for their scale this is high. How high is it? does it mean i have diabetes? Can insulin levels be high every now and again but not always? I am sooo freaking out. I have been checked my whole life for diabetes and everything has always come back fine. I just don’t understand ;[. Can anyone help?
I am overweight, and i can’t really remember if i ate right before or not… However, my doctors nurse called me at the end of the day and she told me to wait until they do a 3 hours test where i would fast first. It really freaked me out so i just wanted to ask some people who may know more about it than i do.

high levels of insulin does not necessarily mean diabetes, are you overweight? have you had hepatitis? if you are overweight watch out those insulin levels! if you had hepatitis you should discuss this with your doctor.

Also if you had a meal not too long before the test you could show high levels of insulin… did you do this test without eat(as probably your doctor told you to) or did you have a snack before the test?

I am not a doctor and I cannot tell you how high is that measurement.

Every time you eat your insulin level raises. you should had asked all this questions to the doctor instead of going home worried about this and ask here in yahoo answers!

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