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What Does The Following Insulin Report Indicate?

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Posted on Thu, 19 Jan 2017
Question: My name is XXXXX I am 5.5 feet with weight 120 Kg. The family doctor suggested to get the Insulin level checked and the report was as follows.
Inulin, Fasting 37.40
insulin, PP 559.20

Need help on how to control my insulin, as I need to loose wait.
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Answered by Dr. Minal Mohit (8 hours later)
Brief Answer:
insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia.

Detailed Answer:
Dear friend, hi and welcome to HCM! i am dr XXXXXXX Your fasting And pp insulin levels are significantly high, suggesting a state of insulin resistance causing hyperinsulinemia. This is also a state of prediabetes. High insulin levels do not cause weight gain, rather it is the other way round. Overweight causes insulin resistance leading to high insulin levels. So the first step is to start working on weight reduction i.e. Life style modification is required.
Diet to be cut down to 1200 -1400 calories, and daily work out of 45 minutes
In addition to that you may start with metformin 500 mg three times a day.
Regards!
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What Does The Following Insulin Report Indicate?

Brief Answer: insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia. Detailed Answer: Dear friend, hi and welcome to HCM! i am dr XXXXXXX Your fasting And pp insulin levels are significantly high, suggesting a state of insulin resistance causing hyperinsulinemia. This is also a state of prediabetes. High insulin levels do not cause weight gain, rather it is the other way round. Overweight causes insulin resistance leading to high insulin levels. So the first step is to start working on weight reduction i.e. Life style modification is required. Diet to be cut down to 1200 -1400 calories, and daily work out of 45 minutes In addition to that you may start with metformin 500 mg three times a day. Regards!