Re: Metformin anyone?
From: melissa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Jul 2000 13:19:00 EDT
met can also help even without having insulin resistance. have you done any
research you'll clearly see that it does have its benefits. I've been on it
6 days now and already feel it helping and i feel good.
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
><pcos-medication@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Re: Metformin anyone?
>Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 17:01:51 -0500
>
>Dear Donna - but my point was this - if you don't have an insulin issue
>(we know that not all PCOS patients have insulin problems), what will
>the drug do??? It won't help someone with normal insulin levels.
>
>At Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Donna wrote:
> >
> >Dear Stacey,
> >MET helps the body use insulin properly. A person with hyperinsulinemia
> >(what PCOS women have) can't absorb insulin very well so the body
> >doesn't know it's made enough insulin and just keeps pumping it out. The
> >huge amount of insulin causes lots of problems one of which is excess
> >wear and tear on the pancreas. Eventually the pancreas will fail, and
> >full blown Type I Diabetes occurs. That means insulin shots, blindness,
> >heat disease and all the other "goodies" associated with it. ALso
> >lowering insulin levels seems to help with balancing
> >estrogen/progeterone levels and may help to conceive. There's not much
> >info on this yet but keep a look out for it. In conclusion, MET's
> >influence on insulin can have many health benefits.
> >Donna, NC
> >
> >At Thu, 27 Jul 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
> >>
> >>But what do you think that Met will do for you? It's sole purpose in
> >>being is to fix insulin issues. That's like giving someone with a bad
> >>heart a new brain to fix the problem.
> >>
> >>At Thu, 27 Jul 2000, melissa wrote:
> >>>
> >>>i'm on glucophage and my doctor never checked my insulin level. We
>also
> >>>fought until he gave in. he just checked my liver and kidneys first.
>good
> >>>luck, melissa
> >>>
> >>>>From: Goldsngurl@aol.com (Laura)
> >>>>Reply-To: pcos-medication@obgyn.net
> >>>>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
> >>>><pcos-medication@mail.medispecialty.com>
> >>>>Subject: Metformin anyone?
> >>>>Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:56:13 -0500
> >>>>
> >>>>Hey! Is anyone currently on Metformin and not insulin resistant? I am
> >>>>currently head to head with my doctor, but she won't budge. Pls let
>me
> >>>>know!
> >>>>
> >>>>--
> >>>>Thanks!
> >>>>Laura
> >>>>
> >--
> >Donna A. In N.C.
> >
>
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