For most healthy women, optimal fasting insulin levels should be less than 25 mIU/L (milli-international units per liter), ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: All my friends who are hypertensive have been able to bring their blood pressure to 120/80 or less. However, I have diabetic friends who are taking several diabetic drugs but none has ...

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Creatinine levels are measured to gauge how well a person's kidneys are functioning. Normal creatinine levels are between 0.7 to 1.3 mg/dL for men, and 0.6 to 1.1 mg/dL for women. To lower your ...