So I called my doctor and she was unable to talk to me because she was with a patient. But the nurse gave me my results from a blood test. From my knowledge, the dr. was checking to see if I was ovulating.

So the nurse told me that my insulin level was a 12. Im not sure what that means, and she was just as lost as I am.

Does anyone know what this means?

[Katlynsmommy]

hope this helps

Our bodies desire blood glucose to be maintained between 70 mg/dl and 110 mg/dl (mg/dl means milligrams of glucose in 100 milliliters of blood). Below 70 is termed "hypoglycemia". Above 110 can be normal if you have eaten within 2 to 3 hours. That is why your doctor wants to measure your blood glucose while you are fasting...it should be between 70 and 110. Even after you have eaten, however, your glucose should be below 180. Above 180 is termed "hyperglycemia" (which translates to mean "too much glucose in the blood"). If you have two blood sugar measurements above 200 after drinking a sugar-water drink (glucose tolerance test), then you are diagnosed with diabetes. We have many pages on diabetes which go into this in much more detail.

i found it here http://www.endocrineweb.com/insulin.html

Thanks so much!

Obviously 12 was not the correct amount in my system. D*mn nurses!lol

but she tried!

[iamkc]

I think that your insulin level seems fine...here's a page on insulin resistance. It just has good info on insulin, in general. Hope it helps!

Insulin Resistance