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What is the difference between glucose intolerance and insulin resistance?

Uhm yes I know the difference between glucose and insulin but that is not the question, if you don’t have any medical knowledge, don’t bother answering

Glucose intolerance is a sort of pre-diabetes. It means that one has a higher than average level of glucose in the blood, but not high enough to cause symptoms and therefore actual diabetes. Glucose intolerance is indicative of a cetain level of insulin resistance, wherein the glucose is not being properly moved into the cells and used by the body. To define an actual difference is perhaps not necessary. I would say that glucose intolerance is a product of insulin resistance as your body is not handeling glucose as it should.

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My mother is taking multiple medications for her Diabetes?

I am scared of the possibe side effects that she might have on any of these. Since alot of these have the same sideeffects how am i going to know what medication is is

The 2 drugs your mom does not want to take is Actos or Avandia.
They may kill you. Bone fractures, heart problems and what diabetics really don’t need is that they change Bone Stem Cells to Fat Cells.Also can cause blindness.

Tin

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I’m not overweight and i have type 2 diabetes?

my fasting gluscoes level was at 106, which is considered pre diabetic, right? Well im not overweight at all. im 112lbs and 17 years old. im very thin. i thought you have to be overweight to get type 2 diabetes? help? please explain!! am i pre diabetic? and at risk for type 2 diabetes?

Who told you a fasting 106 was pre diabetes? At 17, 106 is a great fasting number. Even when you get older, alarm bells don’t start going off until about a fasting 125. Also, there are so many other tests besides your blood sugar reading that would have to be done in order to determine diabetes. A number, high or not, on its own really doesn’t mean anything without the other tests to back it up. That being said, if you are in the least concerned, make an appointment with your doctor. And if it was your doctor who alarmed you with the info that a fasting 106 was pre diabetes, and he didn’t do any other tests, get a new doctor.

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If you have type 2 diabetes do you still need a blood glucose meter ?

I Just want to know just incase next time I go to the doctors I get my blood results and if they tell me news I don’t wanna hear. Oh and by the way if you do have type 2 diabetes do you or don’t you need insulin ? I am thinking you don’t but i am not fully sure .

Basically, type 2 diabetes is ‘non-insulin dependant". So you do not need insulin to treat it except in very rare severe complications.
Type 2 diabetes may sometimes be managed simply by weight drop and diet. If this fails there are various types of tablets that the doctor will choose from. A glucometer is needed to perform an occasional check on blood glucose. Good control of blood glucose at all times is essential to avoid complications caused by type 2 diabetes.

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What are the chances our baby girl could get diabetes?

My boyfriend got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 3 days before our daughter was born, 3 months later I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I am really worried for our 8 month old baby girl. We are going to watch her carb intake as she gets older but wanted to know what the chances were for her getting it are.

As you know, diabetes does not come from eating too many carbs.
I have a daughter that was dxed when she was 2 yrs old.She is now 20 and doing fine.
I agree with you that not allowing her to eat just McNuggets and cool aid are just healthy habits to get into.
You can’t just sit around and worry every day.The chances are not known.
Enjoy your daughter .

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