Insulin Resistance / Hyperinsulinemia

This is an optional test for my NaPro patients. You will make the decision if you would like to have this test after we have a dialogue about your specific situation. Generally, it is recommended for all PCOS patients and most Infertility patients. 

• Fast for 10-12 hours. 
• The lab technician will draw blood for FASTING glucose AND insulin levels. 
• You will be given a standardized 75 g glucose solution to drink. 
• 60 minutes after you drank the Glucola, you will return to the lab and the technician will draw blood for BOTH glucose and insulin levels. 
• 120 minutes after you drank the Glucola, you will return to the lab and the technician will draw blood for BOTH glucose and insulin levels. 

TARGET GOALS: 

• Max norms glucose: Fasting/1 hr/2 hr=  90/160/140 
• Max norms for insulin Fasting/1 hr/2hr =  10-13/100/60 

Please download the 

Patient Handout below, and take it with you to the lab if you choose to have this testing done. 

MORE ABOUT THE TARGET GOALS: 

The target levels above are recommended by many NaPro and FEMM trained Fertility Specialists. However, to the best of my understanding, after reviewing the research, physicians, scientists and researchers have simply not been able to agree on what are normal target levels for insulin in non-pregnant patients using simple tests, such as a fasting insulin or the glucose/insulin, 3 specimen testing. The only reliable way to test for insulin resistance is to use very complicated methods called the “Insulin Suppression Test” or the  Euglycemic Clamp test.