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Can anyone recommend a private fasting insulin test please. Not fasting glucose

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And does anyone here have insulin resistance and if so, how has it manifested

Thanks

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For me it manifests as excessive sleepiness due to blood sugar spike after eating a high carb meal like pasta or rice dish so now I try limiting my carb portions and going for 5-10 min walk or some excersise after eating main meal and including a side salad with vinaigrette dressing also helps

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plasma insulin c-peptide is the insulin test,I've had this done through gp because of poorly controlled diabetes due to multiple medication intolerance

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