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Re: Metformin anyone?
From: Donna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 30 Jul 2000 08:35:55 -0500 (CDT)
Stacey, I missed your point earlier but I've got it now and I agree with
you. It won't help someone with normal insulin levels.
At Fri, 28 Jul 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>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:
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>>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
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>>At Thu, 27 Jul 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>>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:
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>>>>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: anonymous@obgyn.net (Laura)
>>>>>Reply-To: anonymous@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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Donna A. In N.C.
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