My doctor says, "Your Insulin level is good at 6.5". Is she right?

(Andrew Salveson) #1

Recently had my insulin checked for the first time. My doctor says, “Your Insulin level is good at 6.5”. Is she right?

My Dr was reluctant to order the test and told me the number was irrelivant so I do not trust her analysis.

I was fasting for 12ish hours at the time of blood draw. Glucose 93, AC1 4.9.

The report also stated, “This insulin assay shows strong cross-reactivity for some insulin analogs (lispro, aspart, and glargine) and much lower cross-reactivity with others (detemir, glulisine).” What does this mean?

Any help interpreting this would be appreciated.

(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman ) #2

Quoting Michael and Mary Dan Eades from Protein Power Life Plan here:

It’s not just the amount of insulin involved, it’s the amount of insulin in the blood in combination with the degree of insulin resistance in the various tissues.

The example given is a set of patients with high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low HDL who are normal weight or even thin. They have extreme insulin resistance in their fat cells, so literally cannot store fat. On the other hand, they had patients who were 500-700 lbs, who don’t have much insulin in their blood because their fat cells aren’t insulin resistant at all. Same amount of insulin in the blood, from the very obese and the thin, varied by the insulin resistance of their fat cells.