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Can someone have normal insulin level but high blood sugar?
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Insulin resistance: This is typical of most adult diabetics and prediabetics.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Yes: With pancreatic disease and with diabetes, insulin levels are low in proportion to the sugar stimulus. Also, insulin levels fall 1-2 hours after a glucose challenge but depending on dietary intake, glucose may still be somewhat elevated.
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