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Insulin ResistanceFrom: Kerry (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 13 Dec 2000 12:54:36 -0600 (CST)
Hello everyone at PCOSupport. I am new to the organization after my newly diagnosed PCO condition. I have been taking Glucophage for 2 months now and it seems to be helping. My main concern is that my fasting glucose numbers were normal yet I am on this drug for diabetics??? Does that not concern everyone else who is taking Glucophage? This is a powerful drug that we are talking about. Doesn't anyone else have serious concerns about what it is doing to your body??? I have not read a single message that addresses the issue at hand and that is: if one has normal blood glucose levels, why should one take such a drug? I asked my doctor if there are tests that can better determine just how insulin resistant I am - if I am that. The answer to my question was a frustrating, well, we don't know what is going on hormonally with PCO patients and any more tests for glucose levels would not make a difference in treatment. So why take a drug for insulin resistance if you can't even find out if you are such to begin with? The research for PCO is so new that we are just at the beginning of things. Am I the only one who is uneasy about all this? I have also read that Glucophage is not for long term use. I believe it is a newly approved drug in the Metformin family that is still under watch by the drug company - meaning, they don't know the long term side effects yet. I would really like to know what other types of tests -besides the blood test - has everyone gotten? Did anyone get ultrasounds to check their ovaries for cysts? My doctor also told me that the test for cysts would not be necessary since even if I have them, it would not make a difference. Somehow, I can't accept that. Yes, Glucophage may help you lose weight but did anyone bother to ask why? If it is helping you lose weight, what then is the drug doing to you? And what will happen when you stop taking it as you must eventially? Personally, I started working out on a more consistent bases. I have gained a lot of muscle but not lose "weight" per se. I think it has helped me lose the fat though and that is what is important. As for the message from someone who lost 10lbs without effort, I would be careful. It is never healthy to suddenly lose a lot of weight for no reason. That is not how our metabolism is suppose to work. I don't mean to put down anyone, but I care about what happens. And everyone of us who have PCO must always be skeptical of any drugs or tests that we receive. Remember, Glucophage is approved for the treatment of diabetes but NOT PCO. I have rambled on...I guess it is the pent up frustrations that I'm sure many of you experience with this disorder. Please comment
-- Kerry
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