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Re: Blood Tests / Metformin / High Protein Diet
From: Cathy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 18:16:09 -0500 (CDT)
I saw my endocrinologist today...I too am 290, 43 yrs and PCOS....I have
been on glucaphage for a month....and she said that the a low carb diet
with exercies is a good thing to go on, but that the Atkins diet was
much to seiver. And that just watching the intake of breads, pastas,
rice would be the best thing. But I should not cut down on veggies and
fruits as the atkins diet does. She also said that a low carb diet
should be followed for 1-2 months, then take a week off and resume
again...something about limiting carbs on a long term bases was not
good. Hope that helped
At Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Jeanie wrote:
>
>Hello all - I am new here but had a couple questions. I am 35,
>overweight (290) and diagnosed with PCOS (polycyctic ovarian syndrom). I
>had discovered that women with PCOS have good results in losing weight
>by being on a low carb diet. So I started the atkins diet.
>
>I have also read that women with PCOS can get help with their insulin
>resistance with a medication called Glucophage (Metformin). So I asked
>my doctor about it and he said he would have to check my liver via a
>blood test.
>
>When the results came in, he said my results were "out of range" and he
>couldn't give the metformin to me. I asked if it was because I was on
>the high protein diet and he said it could be. So he asked me to take
>the test again. I decided to stop the diet a week before my second
>test. Then when I went to have the test again, it came back "within
>range" per the doctor so I was prescribed metformin.
>
>My question is this: If a high protein diet helps women with PCOS, Why
>does a high protein diet make my liver test out of range, therefore
>"dangerous" while I am using Metformin? It seems like all the posts I
>have read about PCOS, suggest being on this type of diet. Im confused.
>I would still like to lose weight on this type of diet because it worked
>for me but I don't want to jepordize my health. Any suggestions or
>clarification? Thanks in advance. You may email me direct if you wish.
>Jeani123@aol.com
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