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Originally Posted by mrsD
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A fasting insulin may show high if you exercise before having it drawn, like briskly walking a long way into the clinic from a parking lot.
Elevated insulin can come from Polycystic Ovary syndrome in females also. So I would pay attention to the high reading.
Sounds like you are modifying your diet some, and that is always good.
If you are using the alpha lipoic, the original mixture one, you need pretty high doses, and it is best to take on an empty stomach.
If you are on a statin drug for cholesterol....you might have to rethink that. They have been shown to elevate blood sugars, and they can cause PN.
This is a good place to discuss things...so jump right in when you need to.
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thanks Mrs D
i only ambled slowly a very short distance for the blood taking.
i have one sib and a maternal aunt with diabetes.
i have one cyst on one ovary but i dont believe anyone believes i have any other ovary issues.
i need another U/S to check the size..... i keep forgetting.
the alpha lipoic i take is a cap of 300 mg and i generally remember to take it on an empty stomach.
what are your thoughts on that??
i have heard about the statins and diabetes but anyone i ask here says it is not so.
i have seen a video of someone in the USA discussing this and purporting to show the leaflet from the drug box saying that it causes diabetes. here in australia there is no such leaflet.
the neuropathy is from the vaccine. that is not even argued by my specialist.
i had the symptoms within days of leaving hospital after the meningitis which was on the heels of an immediate reaction to the shot.
it is listed on the rare and very rare side effects for the local manufacturer..CSL ....practitioners handout and in different wording on the patient leaflet.
i cant remember if i was on Lipitor at the time as i have been on and off it for some years.
i have triglycerides to hell and cant take the relevant drugs as they create cardiac problems.
weight loss will never change the bad numbers there but they can improve.
thanks for the input
dd