|
Re: Blood Tests / Metformin / High Protein Diet: Success
From: Micha (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 20 Sep 2000 10:46:56 -0500 (CDT)
I've had terrile pcos symptoms most of my life and I'm now 36. I've
been on metformin for 9 mos now and I've had spectacular results. It
took 4-5 months on it before I saw improvements. I've lost 35 pounds
with only 15 more to go. I'm ovulating most most months but not all.
I've never felt better, truly. I've been following the most
nutritionally balanced low carb, low fat diet I can for the past 8 years
and until I went on met I couldn't lose weight. My liver and other
organs are fine with or without the met and on and off the low carb
diets. Maybe what you need to do is follow low carb, low fat and only
reasonable healthy amounts of protein. I don't eat too much protein, I
think that would be dangerous. Best of luck.
At Sun, 3 Sep 2000, Lory wrote:
>
>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?
>
>A
>
>t 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
>
>--
>Lory Peacock
>
|
|
![[ PCOS Discussion Forums ]](../../images/pcos_at_obgyn.gif)