First I will provide a little bit of background on myself and introduce myself. My name is Rachel and I am 23 years old. I have had 2 children. I have struggled with a weight a little bit my entire life but was never "obese" or extremely overweight until after my first child passed away in 2005. I have gained over 50 pounds since then and am now 250 lbs (I am 5' 10"). I have normal blood pressure (120/60) and have normal cholesterol as well as tested normal for everything else, really am overall pretty healthy (other than being overweight).... I have been tested for diabetes and have had my glucose levels checked many times with my pregnancies and outside of them (they worried about gestational diabetes because my babies measured large throughout pregnancy). I have never had elevated levels and everything has always been normal.
To try and make a long story short I changed insurance and needed to see a new doctor, she immediately told me that she felt I mey be diabetic or at least pre-diabetic and that my weight and BMI pretty much guarantee that I will develop diabetes. I had a fasting insulin taken as she wanted me to get tested at whcih my result was 26.8 with a reference range of 0.0-24.9. I am not sure what this means and have to weight another month to see the doc again. I couldnt find any information I understood on the web so I was hoping someone on here might be able to provide insight on my results. Thank you!
To try and make a long story short I changed insurance and needed to see a new doctor, she immediately told me that she felt I mey be diabetic or at least pre-diabetic and that my weight and BMI pretty much guarantee that I will develop diabetes. I had a fasting insulin taken as she wanted me to get tested at whcih my result was 26.8 with a reference range of 0.0-24.9. I am not sure what this means and have to weight another month to see the doc again. I couldnt find any information I understood on the web so I was hoping someone on here might be able to provide insight on my results. Thank you!