Fedup
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
How do you know you don’t have diabetes even with low A1C number? Can we trust these numbers. What other test can you run to confirm that you don’t have insulin resistant?
Try asking your doctor.
I don’t really like asking him. He tried to push medicine on me. Last time I told him my uncle died of a heart attack at 50, he did that. I try to gather my information first. Both my husband has low or decent A1C, but that doesn’t mean anything. I try to take care of things naturally before it gets too late. I’ve heard insulin resistant can do damage for years before it shows up in the A1C number.Try asking your doctor.
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Also, you can google pre-diabetes symptoms and see how many of them you actually think you have. Then discuss those symptoms with your doctor.
A friend of mine also mentioned you can test your blood sugar at home with testing supplies (I guess for actual diabetics) - so you could do that a lot if you thought for some reason that the number at the doctor's wasn't representative for some reason.
Personally I trust my doctor's lab results for my fasting glucose and A1C (which are both normal but close to pre-diabetes levels).
I don’t really like asking him. He tried to push medicine on me. Last time I told him my uncle died of a heart attack at 50, he did that. I try to gather my information first. Both my husband has low or decent A1C, but that doesn’t mean anything. I try to take care of things naturally before it gets too late. I’ve heard insulin resistant can do damage for years before it shows up in the A1C number.
Yes, I thought about that last time he pushed high blood pressure medicine, somehow it was high after a trip to Hawaii. I told him to let me lose weight and exercise first. I did manage to lose 15lbs and bought down my bp to normal level. He did threaten to drop me as a patient. I was very tempted to lose him too. But eventually he did mark on my file as a result.Perhaps it’s time to look for a new doctor. Perhaps a DO is more appropriate
Google Scholar if you can read detailed health studies and results. They are filled with medical jargon but I've gotten some questions answered there. I'm skeptical of doctor advice sometimes. I can certainly share where skepticism has proved to be right. Keep digging and asking questions. Doctors are not always up on current studies.Don't you have access to a search engine like Google?
How do you know you don’t have diabetes even with low A1C number? Can we trust these numbers. What other test can you run to confirm that you don’t have insulin resistant?
There is a test called an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT), where you are given a fairly large dose of carbohydrates and your blood glucose levels are measured over the next several hours. This will tell the amount of insulin resistance you have.What other test can you run to confirm that you don’t have insulin resistant?
Don't you have access to a search engine like Google?
Google Scholar if you can read detailed health studies and results. They are filled with medical jargon but I've gotten some questions answered there. I'm skeptical of doctor advice sometimes. I can certainly share where skepticism has proved to be right. Keep digging and asking questions. Doctors are not always up on current studies.
Through our life, my fasting blood glucose hovered around 95-100, while my wife's was about 85-95. Then, last year, we both shot up to above 120. Of course we were alarmed.
We immediately instituted some changes, such as cutting out morning coffee with sugar and creme, avoiding bread and simple carb, etc..., and walking for 10 minutes immediately after a meal.
To monitor the progress, we make fasting blood glucose test each week. Slowly, it went down to below 90 for both of us. For me, it was amazing because I was never below 90 before.
We now do the finger pricking test every 2 weeks, to make sure that we do not fall into complacency.
You do know this is "the internet", right?No I don’t, jk. But some of my relatives found out the hard way by believing the net too.
What I’m looking for is someone here confirm to me that they have low A1C but later found out they actually have diabetes. Maybe low A1C is not such a reassurance after all.
You do know this is "the internet", right?
I'm not sure medical advise from a retiree website would necessarily be better than a physician's. Maybe I'm wrong.
So get a second opinion from a qualified medical professional.I don’t really like asking him. He tried to push medicine on me. Last time I told him my uncle died of a heart attack at 50, he did that. I try to gather my information first. Both my husband has low or decent A1C, but that doesn’t mean anything. I try to take care of things naturally before it gets too late. I’ve heard insulin resistant can do damage for years before it shows up in the A1C number.
If your brother is qualified, maybe you should talk to him.One of my brother who’s also a doctor was threatened to sue her doctor.
https://www.healthline.com/health/diabetes/insulin-resistance-symptomsBut is there a test for insulin resistant?
He was wrong before so I’m not too keen on asking him either. Plus he doesn’t live nearby.So get a second opinion from a qualified medical professional.
Medical DIY is risky business.
If your brother is qualified, maybe you should talk to him.
Fedup, I hope you will overlook the snarky replies. I have received a lot of bad advice (and also no helpful advice) from doctors over the years, so I always do my own research on my blood test results (in addition to listening to whatever the doc has to say about them). I had a blood test result a couple years ago that turned out to be very abnormal (when I did my own research), but my doctor thought it was fine. That abnormal result led to some fairly serious issues that were later confirmed by a different doctor, and I was able to do some things to correct the problem. So I make no apologies for taking a proactive approach to my health, and I certainly won't criticize anyone else for doing the same.
As to your original question, you might want to consider getting the fasting insulin test. Here is more info. on the test: https://fitness.mercola.com/sites/f.../vitamin-d-and-blood-test-health-factors.aspx Some doctors will not order a fasting insulin test unless there is some evidence that you may be pre-diabetic, but if that happens (and you still want the test), you can get it done for about $39 through Life Extension or one of the other blood testing services. I have done this a few times when I wanted a test that the doc would not order.
One last thing - any doctor that threatens to drop you as a patient for declining to start taking a prescription drug that he/she recommends is a doctor that I would glady say goodbye to. Too many doctors are quick to prescribe drugs to correct symptoms when things like modifications to diet and exercise will correct the problem, without taking another prescription drug. There are good doctors out there, of course, but it sometimes takes some searching to find one.
Telephones...He was wrong before so I’m not too keen on asking him either. Plus he doesn’t live nearby.
Maybe.I think he might think I’m a hypercondriac, and maybe I am.