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Tests
A “Low Carb” Menu Plan Disaster – from a Diabetes Health Educator
My blood sugars went up near 170 the one time I ate a “low carb” meal recommended by an American Diabetes Association, acclaimed diabetes educator.
October 2005 Glucose Tolerance Test
I failed my second 2-hour glucose tolerance test. Failing two tests makes a diagnosis of diabetes even more official.
June 2005 Glucose Tolerance Test
I failed my first two-hour glucose tolerance test. This flagged me as a diabetic.
My 2010 Glucose Tolerance Test – Have I Goofed?
I may have goofed today, getting a two-hour glucose tolerance test after a weekend bout of flu.
Nutrition Think Tank – Lab Results and Report
Here is a before- and after- summary of the lab data for the 2004 Nutrition Think Tank, which was led by Dr. Ron Rosedale. Labs tests were generously donated by Esoterix Lab (now Nichols Lab, I think), and included a standard cholesterol panel plus more in-depth tests, such as for the hormones leptin and insulin. [...]
Glucose Tolerance Test – October 2005
There was more here than just a glucose test. The insulin test I paid extra to get gave everyone a lot more information. The C-Peptide test backed up the insulin test.
C-Peptide Tests 2005 & 2007
Since my C-Peptide levels are so low, how come my blood sugar levels are normal?
Glucose Tolerance Test – June 2005
I failed my first Glucose Tolerance Test . . . which means I had to take another.
Blood Tests for Diabetes – C-Peptide & Proinsulin
“Proinsulin” is a big, complicated molecule that’s sort of like a wrapper, a cap AND the powerful hormone insulin, all together. C-Peptide is a sort of little protein cap that keeps the active insulin from spilling out.
Lab Tests for Diabetes–WHY Test Insulin?
We all nodded our heads sagely and sadly, thinking of a poor pancreas that’s too worn out to give an insulin spike.