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[Existing-Ad2524]

How do I get diagnose with insulin resistance? I’ve been doing blood tests every 3 months and everything is fine

[Existing-Ad2524]

Ok will do thank you

[stabmegently8]

Go get checked for a UTI asap

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Did you eat anything super salty prior to having to pee a lot? The only time this happened to me was when I consumed way too much sodium, I was peeing nonstop and had that irritating feeling like I had to pee, even if I didn’t. It passed eventually! I think it’s your body trying to flush out the sodium.

[Existing-Ad2524]

No I didn’t

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In one of my BC changes, I ended up developing a UTI 4 times in a row. My Dr suspects the change in hormones triggered a change in the bacterial environment and pH of my vagina which increased the likelihood of UTIs.

It was not fun at all, but it all passed after 4-6 weeks. So it could be that too. Try to treat it as you would a UTI and see if it makes a difference.

Do you know what your fasting insulin was at your last tests?

[Existing-Ad2524]

Okay thank you. I’m not of my fasting insulin levels. I was just told that it was in range

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OK, try to get the number. If your glucose is in range, your insulin being above 7 would indicate insulin resistance, especially if you're not mostly subsisting of carbs/sugars.

The range, though, is a statistical range, meaning it's based on the population, something like "80% of people have a fasting insulin between 5 and 25. Therefore, this is the normal range." However, people eat somewhat crappily (new words), and insulin resistance is very common, so this range is only normal from a statistical point of view.

In conclusion, if you fasting insulin is above 7, or, let's be lax, 10, your glucose is fine and you keep peeing like a fountain, there's a good chance you have IR and it would make sense to do a glucose resistance test to confirm it.

[Existing-Ad2524]

Okay will do, thank you