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Re: PCOS and diabetes
From: Monica (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 27 Jun 2000 06:47:44 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks, Maggie! I'm learning so much here!
At Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Maggie wrote:
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>Dear Monica,
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>I'll try to shed a little light around this complexity...
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>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.
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