If i have blood sugar level of 300-400/but never have low levels--can i just be obese and insulin resistant?

Answer 1

Obesity and insulin resistance go hand in hand in quite a few people. It's quite possible that you are insulin resistant.

The foods you eat contribute to the amount of glucose in your bloodstream. Foods that are high in carbohydrates (simple sugars) such as sugar, honey, milk, fruit, flour, white rice, potato starch are easily absorbed through the stomach and convert into glucose (sugar) quickly. If you eat them excessively, they need more insulin to transport them into the cells. Foods made of fat or protein don't need much insulin at all. (Some even need none!)

What happens when there is too much insulin then? As an overweight person gains more weight, insulin doesn't work quite as well. The cells become desensitized to the action of the insulin so it isn't able to transport the glucose to them. In other words, the cells are "insulin resistant."

Your body's hormones are in dire straits now. You are secreting more and more insulin to deal with the high blood sugar levels but it is working less and less effectively. That makes you crave carbohydrates and sweets, which puts you right into the middle of a viscious cycle. In time, even the insulin receptors that convert glucose to fat start getting worn out and that forecasts diabetes.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

You need to give more info to start with. Are you classified as a diabetic? Have you seen a Doctor? If not you should. Levels that high can be very dangerious. Much higher and you could go into a diabetic coma. Are you over-weight? I would strongly recomend seeing a Doctor. With sugar levels that high you can't feel good at all. My husband is diabetic and is on the pills, no insulin shot yet, but he was getting close and his doctor put him on something new, not insulin, its Byetta and it is geared to help his blood sugar stay more balanced and lower. It also will make him a little nausated if he over eats. It has really helped him a lot. I would see a doctor if you haven't yet. We have changed our way of eating. Instead of sugar I use Splenda, we eat wheat bread if we eat bread at all look on the loafs and see which have the least sugar and carbs. No more potatos, white rice and No pasta. Those are all bad. They turn to pure sugar. I hope this has helped you some. I wish you lots of luck getting your sugar down. FYI: If you have any problems with acid reflux then cutting the sugar out will help that too. I have a SEVERE AND SERIOUS problem with that. Good Luck.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

These are classic symptoms of Diabetes. Especially the thirst and lack of energy. However it is by no means certain. A doctor will give you a fasting blood test to check your sugar levels and if this shows a problem then you will have another which involves taking blood, drinking a glucose mixture and then after 2 hours you have another blood sample taken. The 2 samples are compared and then you will know if your problem is diabetes. I went through this process and was diagnose with diabetes but with sensible eating, exercise and so on I have been fine for the past 4 years.

Answer 6

Yes, you can be obese and insulin resistant. You can also die because of complications with a blood sugar of 300-400 and never go back to "normal" levels.

Have you not heard, "Nobody dies from Diabetes!"

Diabetes does not cause death, per say. It causes complications such as heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, blindness, nerve damage, etc. Get one of these and it will kill you, if left untreated.

So, be insulin resistant. Go untreated and you will meet Death head on.

Answer 7

no the body never make resistanc insulin i am adibatic pation i am 17 i had that problem befor [i solved it by increasing the insulin a little [you must lower it by cheking the sugar% in the blood every two hours if it still high[300 take 3points of actrapid with novo nordisk,if it 400 take 4 points until it reach the sutibal sugar level in blood

Answer 8

First of all, blood sugar levels that high can and will cause long term problems so treatment is the first thing you need to get, to manage your glucose levels. Diabetic retinophathy, renal failure are just a couple of things that can and will go wrong untreated.

Go and have your doctor work you up and get that sugar stabilized before your body starts to suffer the damage it can cause.

Answer 9

No, levels of 300-400 indicate diabetes.

Answer 10

In patients who use insulin, "insulin resistance" is production of antibodies against insulin that lead to lower-than-expected falls of glucose levels (glycemia) after a given dose of insulin. With the development of human insulin and analogues in the 1980's and the decline in the use of animal insulins (e.g., pork, beef), this type of insulin resistance has become very uncommon.

The most common type of insulin resistance is associated with metabolic syndrome. This was first described in the 1930's by H.P. (Harry) Himsworth (University College Hospital Medical School, London). He described results of experiments in an article in 1936, entitled, "Diabetes Mellitus: Its differentiation into insulin sensitive and insulin insensitive types." He found that those with diabetes can be differentiated into two types: those in whom injected insulin produces an immediate suppression of hyperglycemia; and those in whom the insulin has little or no effect. Hyperglycemia itself can lead to insulin resistance, but N-acetylcysteine and taurine can prevent this effect[1].

Insulin resistance denotes decreased sensitivity of target cells (muscle, adipose and hepatic cells) to insulin. The very common "metabolic syndrome" is the concomitant appearance of diabetes mellitus (type 2), hypertension, combined hyperlipidemia and central obesity. It is also associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

In some patients with excess body fat, compensatory hyperinsulinemia reduces the expression of the membrane insulin receptor (down regulation) which maintains the maximal response. More importantly, defects in processes within the cell itself (also called post-receptor defects) appear to play a much larger role in the development of insulin resistance. A relationship between leptin resistance and insulin resistance has been suggested.