PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for June, 2000: Re: PCOS and diabetes

Re: PCOS and diabetes

From: Maggie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 26 Jun 2000 16:49:01 -0500 (CDT)

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Dear Monica,

I'll try to shed a little light around this complexity...

Insulin resistance (a pre-diabetic condition) can be the "cause" of PCOS. That is the case with me. When my insulin levels were "fixed" by taking a diabetes drug, my PCOS symptoms/pathology went away. It is thought that the insulin imbalance begins a domino effect on the reproductive hormones and their communication with the brain.

My mother is one of those that had her ovaries removed many years ago and was never tested for insulin problems. She is borderline diabetic and has just been diagnosed with having suffered from PCOS all these years. Having the ovaries removed never did solve her health problems and now she knows why.

People with untreated PCOS have a much greater chance of developing all kinds of health problems: diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, etc.

Getting diabetes does not mean you no longer have PCOS. PCOS is a diagnosis like nearsightedness - if you correct it, you don't "have" it - but without constant correction, it's there. You can't say you were cured, because you must use the treatment to keep from having the symptoms. My doctor says that during treatment I have normal functioning like other women, but without treatment have serious PCOS. It's just how you use the term "have it".

Yes, PCOS is a misnomer. My opinion is that it should be called a systemic hormonal imbalance that may or may not produce ovarian cysts, etc. One of the reasons for this is that 30% of PCOSer's do not have apparent cysts. Research is being done in Britain that is differentiating two kinds of PCOS - one with LH/FSH hormone imbalances and one with androgen imbalance. That may also explain why some PCOSers do not have weight trouble or hair trouble, but have all the rest.

Sincerely, Maggie

At Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Monica wrote: >
>Well, I'm trying to get a handle on this. PCOS, insulin, diabetes,
>hormones, etc... I feel like my mind is racing with a million questions
>trying to put this puzzle together! Any info or insight you can shed
>will be greatly appreciated!
>
>My aunt was diagnosed with diabetes 10 years ago. She gives herself two
>shots of insulin daily. Her daughter is being treated for PCOS. Could
>my aunt have PCOS that went undiagnosed and now is diabetic? If you have
>PCOS and are being treated, what are your chances of becoming diabetic?
>If you do become diabetic are you no longer considered to have PCOS?
>
>Is the term Polycystic Ovarian Symdrome really a misnomer? Is it really
>just a way of saying your endocrine system is out of wack and ONE of the
>symptoms may be that you develop cysts on your ovaries? (I thought I
>read somewhere that SOME post menapausal woman and/or woman who had
>their ovaries removed can still have PCOS. And that some woman with
>PCOS never get cysts on their ovaries. Is this true?)
>
>Any comments or corrections? Thanks!
>Monica

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