Re: Metaformin and weight loss. Help.
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 09 Jun 2000 14:23:47 -0400
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BUT THEN AGAIN, EVEN THOSE WITH PCOS DO NOT DO WELL WITH LOW CARB - LIKE I
MYSELF....
Jolene Miller wrote:
> What do you mean by "fairly healthy diet"? In general, the standard
> American diet or low-fat-type diets doen't work very well for women
> with PCOS. Because of the insulin resistance underlying the PCOS,
> we tend to do better with low-carb diets. There are a number of us
> on the board who find thal low-carb diets help.
>
> Some folks follow a published low-carb plan (Atkins, Protein Power,
> SugarBusters, Carb Addicts, etc.) and some do their own thing. If
> you are interested in going low-carb, you might want to go to the
> library and look at some of the low-carb books to find one that
> works for you.
>
> Jolene, in Toledo
>
> >>> anonymous@obgyn.net 6/9/00 2:03:41 PM >>>
> Hi
> I have been taking metaformin now for over 4 months..I was expecting
> great things, but that was due to my own expectations. Dont get me
> wrong I am not really complaining. I still have not lost weight despite
> being a keep fit fanatic and having a fairly healthy diet, which at
> times lapses on to the occasional choc bar.
>
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