Re: Newly Diagonosed where to start
From: Charlotte (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 11 Nov 2001 17:06:22 -0600 (CST)
Hi Linna!
I really understand your confusion! Right now I try like you to figure
out what to eat and what kind of exercise I can do to improve my insulin
levels. I have PCOS like you.
It’s possible to eat fruits and vegetables, but you have to look into
the The Glycemic Index, and also restricting your intake. You will have
to eat fruits with a low GI. It’s the same situation with vegetables.
Check out these sites: (I search on goggle: “GI” “Glucose”)
http://www.diabetesnet.com/gi.html
http://www.gifoundation.com/GI Concept.htm
To compensate for the limited intake of fruits, I’m taking a whole food
supplement called Juice Plus+. (This product doesn’t contain the
fructose). You can e-mail me if you want further information on that.
Charlotte@lomholt.com
I had the book “The Schwarzbein Principle” recommended and I’m reading
it right now. This book recommends balanced nutrition
(protein/carbohydrates) as the solution.
Personally I don’t like “diets” but believes in more long-term
nutritional changes, but everyone has to figure out their own way to a
better health.
Hope you will find your way!
Best luck from Charlotte
At Fri, 9 Nov 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>
>It sounds really weird, but eating fruit or some vegetables as a meal is
>probably making the weight gain worse! It's so backwards with us. PCOS
>is tied up with insulin problems, namely insulin resistance and
>hyperinsulinemia or too much insulin. You can help that by lowering
>your carb intake - eating more protein, less bread, sugar, pasta, even
>fruit.
>
>Are you seeing an endocrinologist about it? They should be able to help
>you out and I would definitely be wary of going to anyone who didn't at
>least suggest the use of insulin sensitizing drugs to teat it. That's
>pretty much standard treatment and it can be quite effective.
>
>Take a look at http://www.pcosupport.org for quite a bit more information!
>
>At Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Linna wrote:
>>
>>I am 21 years old, (just in June) and I was diagonosed in May.
>>Originally, my doctor said it wasn't anything to serious, but he did
>>prescribe bcp's and told me to lose weight. I have been looking into
>>this problem lately, and I have found that I should try dieting and
>>exercise, Etc. (we've all heard that). But I haven't found anything
>>that works. Being 21, I work a full time job M-F and then goto college
>>full time in the evenings M-F. I rarely have much time or energy to do
>>anything else when I get home except to shower and hit the sack for the
>>next day. I have changed my eating habits recently, and am now eating
>>fruits and vegetables for quick meals in the car, instead of snadwiches
>>or fast food. I try to eat right, but I have so little time. What
>>questions do I need to ask my two doctors about PCOS. And does anyone
>>have any exercise suggestions to push into a busy schedule?
>
>--
>Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org
>
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