Quick question if one uses hgh does it raise glucose levels.My point being pre -diabetic if it does i don't want to mess with it.
Hgh impact on glucose levels
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I used up to 3 iu a day with no changes, but I’m not prediabetic. I have a blood sugar meter I tested with.
I used to go hypo from coffee and was conserned, that’s why I bought a meter. Actually they give you one for free if you buy the strips.
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So, youre saying that if you take GH at any dose it will raise BG levels? Not true.
GH can and may cause insulin RESISTANCE depending on the person and depending on the dose. Usually, the dose has to be quite high but, again there's no take this amount of GH and it will or won't happen situation. It basically blocks insulin from doing what its supposed to to.
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So best thing to do is check your gh levels ? And go from there? Qould there be any other test to preform to see if your a good candidate for it?
A good candidate for GH?
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Well if your natural gh is low from blood work , or iv read a bit about diabetes and in some cases hgh can correct it. Im really not sure. Just wondeeimg if there was a way to know if it would be good or bad depending on your underlying issue tou may have?
yes it will, just like if you take insulin at any dose it will drop blood glucose levels
Thats not the way it works. GH and insulin are two completely different things and act two completely different ways.
If you are a diabetic depending on the situation you either don't produce insulin/or very little or you produce enough but, it cant get to the receptor to do its job. Both situations potentially causing high BG. GH is not the tool for the job. You may have a short term drop in BG from IGF-1 but long term this would not be a good solution.
If you have an underlying BG issue I would go see you doctor and figure out a solution. It may be diet or an actual health issue that need medical attention.
I think you’re confusing insulin resistance and full blown type 2 diabetes
You will get insulin resistance from using hgh, whether or not it’s permanent or you get type 2 diabetes to where your body can’t control blood sugars is a different story.
just look up human growth hormone in any physiology textbook and you’ll see one of its effects is to raise blood glucose levels
You have to take dose into consideration though. Saying GH causes insulin resistance like insulin causes BG to drop is not a good comparison.
When I run GH at 3ius my fasted and post meal BG does move one point. If GH indefinitely caused insulin resistance would my BG not have elevated?
And FYI I'm not trying to come off like a prick I'm just trying to figure out where you're coming from. I dont get it.
You’re misreading what I said, I said gh will cause an increase in blood glucose
the human body likes homeostasis, if you use gh and your blood glucose is the same after a meal you’re releasing more insulin to compensate and maintain the same blood glucose levels. Insulin is released in response to higher blood glucose, the body won’t just allow your blood glucose to rise.
The problem is when your cells become resistant to insulin from the constant increased insulin output and your body CANT lower blood glucose levels or when your pancreas can’t produce enough insulin anymore
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Then how come when I take GH I dont have an increase in BG?
Because your body is increasing it’s insulin output, that didn’t negate the fact that blood glucose is increasing from the gh
if you take insulin your blood glucose drops, but your body releases glucagon snd your blood glucose rises. Does that mean insulin doesn’t drop blood glucose?