blood test insulin level high

High fasting BS and insulin is extremely high. Fasting insulin should be below 6.

Very high IR index.

Do you follow low carb diet ?

not sure how to get my doctor to agree though they had a meeting and all Drs at the practice said my levels are completely normal

Change the doctor. Find a doctor with whom you can discuss your results and worries. Good luck!

I have registered at a new practice today, heres hoping new doctor will at least look at the results

Over the years I have been told both at hospitals, by doctors, and by diabetic nurses that blood sugars levels below 10 are nothing to worry about. I can remember the old days when the only way to personally check the levels was by urine test strips which usually showed completely clear below 10. I know that ideally around 7 is better but am too long is the tooth to worry about minor discrepancies. Don't get over concerned about by the levels you quote. Excess stress could physically hurt you more.

Get referred to the xperthealth.org.uk diabetes course, a half day a week for 6 weeks with annual refreshers. I went on my latest refresher course today and learned alot and have a lot of my thoughts confirmed.

A fasting of over 7 is usually considered as diabetes if confirmed.

Your insulin levels are way too high; try smaller portions of sweet potato instead of potato, and avoid things like Weetabix, Shredded Wheat, sugar, flour, rice, cous cous, cornflakes, branflakes, parsnips, pineapple, ripe banana, melons, pumpkin and most bread.

Instead, have small portions of quinoa, bulgar wheat, berries, citrus, peas, beans (from dry), chickpeas, lentils, rye pumpernickel, whole-oats, barley, sweetcorn and whole-milk with some above-ground veg.

Get most calories from natural fat.

Thanks for the replies, I will definitely look into my diet I eat weetabis and bran flakes etc a lot as I thought they were good to eat, looks like I need to learn more. I will ask the new doctor about the course

Thanks all