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Gaining weightFrom: Leslie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 01 Mar 2001 19:25:39 -0800
Hi Jessica. <hugs!> Glucophage is the trade name for metformin. Taking yourself off birth control won't necessarily cause weight gain: in many cases the reverse is true. I am assuming you have PCOS? You might wish to consider getting some bloodwork done to test both your blood-glucose levels, and your insulin levels. If your insulin levels are too high, they could be the cause of your weight gain. Many of us have a sudden weight gain and have no explanation of what hit us. Glucophage is sometimes given to help control insulin levels, and this can lead to weight loss. There are also other drugs, like Xenecal which can help the body control how much oil/fat is absorbed into the body. Those must be used with caution however, as they can interfere with some vitamins (Vitamin E, omega 3 fatty acids). Weight gain is usually related to insulin resistance (IR), where the body has difficulty processing carbohydrates. (Someone placed a very good description a couple of weeks back in the archives, so you might want to check there for the details.) Because of this difficulty, those of us with IR need to limit our carb intake. This does not mean eating no carbs, but it does mean we need to choose wisely what we ingest. Generally, this encompasses more veggies and less bread or potatoes. Since you are not interested in low carbing it, you might want to try increasing your fiber (I use flax seed fiber, about 10 capsules a day), especially when you have carbs. Or try switching anything white with brown (bread, rice), and see how your body responds to these. Leslie
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