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Originally Posted by BlueSky  That poll has been an interesting exercise. Finding a "normal" insulin sensitivity reference point was not easy. The best I could find is John Walsh's suggestion that weight in pounds divided by 4 approximates the insulin need for someone with normal insulin sensitivity.
This equates to 0.55 units/Kg for a person weighing 150 lbs. As a group, we appear to have pretty normal insulin sensitivity, according to this definition of normal.
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This is interesting.
I found the following reference in a book partially captured by Google Books --
Type 1 Diabetes in Children ... - Google Book Search
If I read that page correctly, it looks like that book says that for adults without diabetes, normal native I guess insulin production is on the level of .5 u/kg per day. But for adult diabetics, the sensitivity factor is more like .7 - .8 u/kg per day.
