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Hi Ginny,

I am just wondering about the blood test you had done.  You mentioned
that you were 7.5 and that normal range is 6-27 uIU/ml.  If this test
was for your blood glucose level, the normal range is inaccurate.
Normal blood glucose levels should fall somewhere between 4-7.

Judith :o)

Ginny Mingolla wrote:

> I just found out I have diabetes in September.  I have been diagnosed with
> celiac for about 14 yrs.
>
> I was put on medication and then a second medication when that did not
> work.  After that I ended up on insulin 4 times a day.  The
> endocrinologist that put me on insulin felt it might be Type 1 but was
> not sure.  I have recently been seeing a doctor who is helping me get
> off the insulin through diet and natural healing.  He feels it is
> probably Type 2.  He did a blood test.  I was on insulin at the time
> but did not take it since supper time the night before.  The results
> were 7.5.  Normal range is 6-27 uIU/ml.
>
> How reliable is this test?  I am wondering why my endocrinologist did not do
> this blood test.