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I'm not quite sure how having frequent urination or thirst could correlate to insulin resistance. As far as I know, those correlate to high blood sugars but not high insulin levels. I've never had any of my insulin resistant patients complain of those problems. I'm also not sure what ak meant about skin type and insulin resistance/diabetes, so I'm interested in finding more about that.
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Theaca, maybe the reason I was thirsty so often before I ever showed high fasting blood sugars is that my sugar was going up at other times of day. I'm not positive exactly what was going on with that, actually, because I used to test on my mother's meter from time to time, since I kept having diabetes symptoms, and never caught it being high. I've always as long as I can remember gotten my glass refilled 2 or 3 times during a meal while those around me drink only one glassful. I usually sip (non-caloric) drinks all day long as well.
Even now that my diabetes is in control, I still drink 2-3 liters of fluid a day, (because I'm thirsty) which is more than I observe most people drinking. I also get up once or twice a night for bathroom breaks. My last HgA1c was 5.8, which of course is well in the normal range.
Skin type is a theory that's not scientifically tested as far as I know, but we noticed that lots of people in the diabetic hospital and diabetic clinics we've been in over the years have that pale translucent beautiful skin. We decided it was a symptom that shows up early in life.
Of course, symptoms that can give you hints about what to look for should definitely be confirmed by actual scientific tests, but those are my observations which I hope are helpful.
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I usually look for apple shaped bodies, excessive numbers of skin tags, high triglycerides, and irregular periods for insulin resistance. I'll start thinking about pale transulescent skins.
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Skin tags? That's interesting. I've been assuming I got those from my mother, who has a family history of those -- but not of insulin resistance. My father, OTOH, has type II diabetes (and a history of same in the family) but no skin tags.
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We don't really know much about skin tags, really. This rather short wikipedia article pretty much sums up what I know about them.
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Hmm. I didn't realize they were considered tumors, although I am all-too-familiar with where they tend to form. I am also familiar with the methods for removal. My mom gets some of hers removed every year or two; mine have yet to get the point of sufficient annoyance to do so.
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My mom gets those on her neck (and sometimes her back.) They always used to really gross me out.
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