I wouldn't worry about the GH number. I am on a theraputic dose of Humatrope and I use it everyday and my number is .03 with a IGF-1 of 315. I see an endocrinologist and he says the only number you need to look at on regular blood test is IGF-1. This is where my story gets intresting. My IGF1 was 220 yet I still had symptoms of low GH. So the Endocrinologist has me preform a stimulation test with 2 drugs, insulin and then the next week glucagon( spelling could be off). Each test takes 4 hrs to complete and a week apart. They force your pituitary to produce growth hormone. They draw blood every 15 mins to measure the pulse amount of GH being released into the blood. What he found was I produce IGF1 but not a lot GH. My highest reading was 2.1nanograms of GH yet a minimum level would be 5 nanograms. My insurance covers 100% of humatrope because of this test. But you have to do a lot more to have the possibility for the insurance to cover it, such as, bone density scan, MRI of the brain, nerve conduction tests and even letter you and the doctor have to write. I don't know how good your insurance is but I can tell you I saw the bills they were sending to my insurance company and they were a lot. I have really good insurance so I knew it was worth the chance. I paid just under $300 for everything. There isn't a lot of doctors that can pre prescribe real GH. So if you still feel you have a GH issue I would recommend seeing an Endo, preferably one that's in a hospital where they can preform these test. Hope this helps. Best of luck to you.
