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Re: Blood Tests / Metformin / High Protein Diet
From: Lory (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 3 Sep 2000 17:54:51 -0500 (CDT)
Hi, Jeanie. Interesting question! I am also on Glucophage (only in my
third week, so I haven't noticed anything positive from it yet). My
doctor also told me that a high protein diet would be beneficial. Have
you gotten any results yet?
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t Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Jeanie wrote:
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>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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Lory Peacock
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