How To Treat Insulin Resistance When You Have Hiv

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What Is Azithromycin? Azithromycin is an antibiotic drug. In the US, its brand name is Zithromax. It is sold under many other brand names in other countries, including Ultreon. Antibiotics fight infections caused by bacteria. Azithromycin is used to fight opportunistic infections in people with HIV. Pfizer and Mack-Illert manufacture it. Why Do People With HIV Take Azithromycin? Azithromycin is used for mild or moderate bacterial infections....

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Information you requested to fully answer Q on insulin resistance and biopsy results

Dear Dr. Henry, Many thanks for your response to my Q whether my PCP was right when he said that, if glucose levels were within normal, there was no need to do an insulin resistance test. I asked if you agreed and you asked for more details on my...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

For skin biopsy issue (possible lupus) I would try to see a rheumatologist for his/her opinion. For the elevated insulin level that indicates a pre-diabetic state (? part of the metabolic syndrome linked with increase truncal obesity and elevated... Read more »

What exactly are the symptoms of high insulin, insulin resistance and very high normal glucose levels?

What are the symptoms of insulin resistance and very high normal glucose levels? On that HgB 1a (?) test that gives you the three month average for your glucose, I was at 5.9 with 6 being the highest level for a non diabetic. Am awaiting results of...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Most patients with insulin resistance and no frank diabetes are relatively symptom free (even with a high insulin). I could provide some more specifics depending on your HIV status and which HIV drugs you are taking. KH... Read more »

Leptin use for Insulin Resistance?

I have a question about the possible use of leptin for insuline resistance. I found the following article on Thebody.com dealing with Insulin resistance and HIV. http://www.thebody.com/sfaf/winter04/insulin.html The article mentions... "Leptin...

Response from Graeme Moyle, M.D.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Leptin, the 'satiety' factor produced by fat cells is not available as a medication. It has been studies in a small number of people with inherited forms of lipodystrophy and found to help a range of metabolic disturbances. However, it has... Read more »

Insulin Resistance and Exercise

Hi Nelson. I am 43y/o and going on 18yrs HIV+. I am currently taking Sustiva and Epzicom and have an undetectable viral load and CD4 count of 810. My AST is 93 and ALT is 114 and I have been diagnosed with a mildly fatty liver. I am also on...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

You are doing exactly what you need to do, except add resistance exercise with weights and machines 3 times a week for an hour, plus your cardio.This is my favorite exercise web site. It shows you exercise videos for every... Read more »

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Liver cancer, heart disease, counts, resistance

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Generally, people develop resistance to Sustiva quickly since only one protein needs to mutate in the virus to render the drug ineffective. Monitor your counts closely and ask your doctor for a resistance panel if your counts change for the worse.... Read more »

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