PCOS-DIET Messages for August, 2001: Re: Help Needed on PCOS Dieting

Re: Help Needed on PCOS Dieting

From: Janet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 06:42:15 -0500 (CDT)

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Another UK person: again ended up having to go private to get any sensible advice. My GP agreed to do a scan, which showed nothing, but everything else pointed to PCOS (and my younger sister has it too).

I just went because of the inability to lose any weight (tried weight watchers, Rosemary Conley - the lot), and I've been exercising madly for the last year or two. The exercise has meant that I maintained a stable weight, but no more. But yesterday I got the result of a glucose tolerance test which has finally given me the answer I needed. I have been to specialists at the Centre for Nutritional Medicine in London, and they have advised a very low carb diet, with no refined sugars (goodbye to all those donuts, chocolates etc!), but increasing my protein intake (which helps stabilise my blood sugar, and reduces those cravings). It seems to be starting to work (I started a couple of weeks ago), but its early days yet. But the guys at CNM seem to know their stuff, and they listen too.

Good luck all!

At Sun, 19 Aug 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>At Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Alison wrote:
>>
>>Hi Chelle
>>
>>Am also from the UK but am having real difficulty with the NHS. My dr
>>doesn't seem keen to give me a diagnosis and am thinking of going private.
>>
>>I live in Scotland so if you, or anyone else knows of any good drs please
>>let me know.
>>
>>Ta
>>
>>--
>>Alison
>>
>>PS Could also do with losing at least 4 stone but it's difficult to know
>>where to start isn't it.
>>
>Dear Chelle
>I used to live in Glasgow and the Gyn. dept. at Southern General where
>I was first dignosed were very supportive, I've had less help since
>coming back to England...Slimming World has helped me lose 4 stones ( I
>have to say not as easily as most people seem to, it took 10 months to
>lose and has been a battle for the last 8 months to maintain). Ideally
>I would love to lose another 2 stones but that is, I hope, something
>that will happen when we find the right medication for me, my new doctor
>is looking into "Metformin" a diabetes treatment that can sometimes help
>pcos sufferers; Slimming Worlds' origional plan didn't work brilliantly
>for me but their green plan allows unlimited amounts of carbohydrates in
>the form of pasta, rice and potatoes which for me helped quell those
>dreadful cravings for biscuits and cakes and has made me eat more
>healthily in general. The weight loss alone has helped regularise my
>periods ( as much as can be expected)and has done wonders for my
>generalhealth, relieved my depression and, of course, boosted my ego. I
>hope some of this info. helps. Good luck.
>
>--
>Margo
>

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