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A 52-year-old female asked:
My doctor said i have high insulin level . my blood glucose level is normal. what does this mean?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Danny Farmeranswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Need new physician: You may well have a high insulin level if you are in a pre-diabetic state, but I'm not sure why a reasonable Physician would measure your insulin level if your blood sugar is normal, unless it's to try and show you that you are at risk of diabetes later! Still unusual way Of practice! Either there is more to this than you have stated, or someone is milking the system ordering unneeded tests! Se
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Dr. William Jenkinsanswered
Specializes in Anesthesiology
He probably: Just meant your insulin is adequate to keep your glucose in check
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Dr. Danny Farmer commented
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Why check insulin levels in a patient with a normal blood glucose in the first place!
Jul 6, 2014
Last updated Jul 6, 2014
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