Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Thing left out - how do we know if we have IR? Regards. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rodney Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 9:50 AM Subject: [ ] Diabetes Causes Hi folks:Not exactly news to this group. But nice to see further confirmation:"Our findings suggest that it is adult body fat that alters a person's risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in later life. " ......................................... "The men and women with higher body fat and higher waist to hip ratios were more likely to have insulin resistance - an earlier warning sign of full-blown diabetes".http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4652521.stmRodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Hi JW: Dunno. But I had thought the indications of insulin resistance were higher than optimal fasting insulin and blood sugar. If I am mistaken, correction will be much appreciated. Rodney. --- In , " jwwright " <jwwright@e...> wrote: > Thing left out - how do we know if we have IR? > > Regards. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rodney > > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 9:50 AM > Subject: [ ] Diabetes Causes > > > Hi folks: > > Not exactly news to this group. But nice to see further confirmation: > > " Our findings suggest that it is adult body fat that alters a > person's risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in later > life. > > " ......................................... > > " The men and women with higher body fat and higher waist to hip > ratios were more likely to have insulin resistance - an earlier > warning sign of full-blown diabetes " . > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4652521.stm > > Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 It looks like triglycerides vs HDL ratio might be a sensitive indicator of insulin resistance: http://tinyurl.com/axscq Diane > Thing left out - how do we know if we have IR? > > Regards. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rodney > > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 9:50 AM > Subject: [ ] Diabetes Causes > > > Hi folks: > > Not exactly news to this group. But nice to see further confirmation: > > " Our findings suggest that it is adult body fat that alters a > person's risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in later > life. > > " ......................................... > > " The men and women with higher body fat and higher waist to hip > ratios were more likely to have insulin resistance - an earlier > warning sign of full-blown diabetes " . > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4652521.stm > > Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 >> BUT, even at 234# trig 178, hdl 31, I don't think I was ever IR. Other than being obese, BMI > 30, what does IR do? I think things I can measure like BMI, W/H ratio, and exercise capability are things I can use. Looks like the chart would indicate BMI < 25.1? >> Gee, Jim, I don't know if you can use any of those factors to confirm IR. I guess there's probably a correlation between higher BMI and IR, but certainly there are people with high BMI who never get IR. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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