PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for June, 2001: Re: Yet another question about insulin sensitizers

Re: Yet another question about insulin sensitizers - Dr. Sam

From: Kimberly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:01:48 -0500 (CDT)

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First, try taking your medication early in the day, so it will have a chance to regulate your insulin more effectively when you are more active. Also, controlling your carb intake will help control the ups & downs you are experiencing. Your body reacts to a sugar/carb binge by dumping extra insulin...thus the "low" feeling you have after eating a big carb meal. Is it really your blood sugar that is low, or your insulin that is extremely high? More than likely it is your insulin that is off the chart. Most PCOS'er aren't truly hypoglycemic, but rather Hyperinsulinemic. (Do you understand the difference?) Have a glucose tolerance test done that shows your insulin levels too. I didnt understand alot about this until my doctor showed me my insulin levels on the 3 hour GTT. There is alot of information out there on what you can do to better regulate your system. Diet plays alot into this whole syndrome. Just lowering your carbs can help your body overall & it might even help your body lose some weight. You've been on battling this for awhile, but you can start to see results if you have the correct information. You can do this! Good luck, Kimberly At Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Zowie wrote: >
>Ok, now I'm really confused. And first, I want to apologize if I'm
>giving wrong information. I was recently told by my PCM directly that
>"Insulin sensitizers lower blood sugar". This is why she told me to eat
>something with my night pill, because I've been waking up in the middle
>of the night feeling shaky and "anxious". She already knows that I am
>hypoglycemic and anemic and was sure that the Avandia was causing this
>because of the time of these symptoms. So far, Dr. Sam and Sue have
>both said that this medication does NOT lower blood sugar. I'm
>confused--what is correct? If Avandia does NOT lower the sugar levels,
>than what is my Doc thinking? And what is the explanation of what's
>happening with me at night? I don't get hot flashes or night sweats, I
>just wake up feeling shaky but I'm not PHYSICALLY shaking, and often am
>disoriented (which I've been getting a LOT lately). So if this isn't
>from the Avandia, what's it from? I just want to understand the full
>truth here. I can't see why one Dr. would say that Avandia DOES lower
>blood sugar, while another Dr. says it DOES. See my confusion?? Please
>help me clarify this!! Thanks!
>--Zowie :)
>
>--
>Good luck! -- Zowie :)
>

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