Insulin Resistence and Low Insulin Levels
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> .
> > If you do have a high waist/hip ratio, resistance is certainly a problem,
> > but that doesn't mean that you can't be deficient too.
> > KC
> Thanks for the input KC. It's hard (because we don't have the direct
> financial clout in the UK) to force doctors to make tests or refer
> patients to specialists. I want to be very sure about what I ask for
> before I start jumping up and down and demanding...
> My waist was bigger than my hip. Now the ratio is back to a healthier
> number (0.81:1)
0.81 would indicate that you possibly still have too much VAT.
Optimally WHR should be less that 0.75 for a woman.
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> and the waist measurement has just hit 88 cm,
This suggests that your hip measurement may be incorrect in that it is
including some of your gluteal muscles (ie the buttocks).
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> which is
> regarded as "good enough". (Not for me...)
(correct)
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> I think I have very little
> insulin, and perhaps I need to look at replacement, but I am concerned
> that this will be yet more "life admin". I am happy to test, but
> would like to be able to stop thinking about this all the time and
> just live with doing the right things to a degree. I don't expect a
> cure...<grin>
However, I believe in your heart you know there is one:
http://www.***.com/
The denial comes from the world's great lie about hunger.
It is only when we are hungry from eating less, down to the optimal
amount, that our bodies get rid of the bad "inside" fat (visceral
adipose tissue or VAT) that is causing insulin resistance (IR or
metabolic syndrome) that undergirds the type-2 diabetes.
Be hungry... be healthy... be blessed:
http://www.***.com/
Prayerfully in Jesus' awesome love,
Andrew <><
--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Cardiologist
