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Re: glucose/insulin bloodwork
From: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 29 Jul 2001 01:17:21 -0500 (CDT)
Hi sandra,
Your insulin was 18? was this after a one hour fasting insulin? mine was
18 also and is considered the high side of normal range or what us
PCOSers call insulin resistant! My glucose was 80! which is also high
side of normal limits!with PCOS even if we are just a bit elevated it
seems to cause all kinds of trouble for our bodies! I am also going to
be taking an insulin sensitizer because of my insulin resistance and to
PREVENT me from developing diabetes.my doc told me that insulin should
have read 6-8 and glucose 30 to be considered healthy and normal.I am
also 35 and have been diagnosed for 2 years now. I am happy to read
that you have a new little one. We are still trying. I would just try
to low carb a bit while nursing but do not limit calories of couse
because the little one needs them. Then of coarse later you can talk to
your doc about taking the insulin sensitizer which is very important
with lab results that are like ours my doc has told me that it is a
prediabetic condition and the cause of all my problems!
Good luck,Dona
>At Sun, 29 Jul 2001, Monica wrote:
>Sandra,
>I am soo sorry you are having such a hard time. Now I am not sure about
>the questions you have asked. But I would go to your doc and ask for
>more info and to explain it all better to you. I have had pcos since I
>was about 13 or 14 too but wasn't diagnosed til I was 29. Glucose meds
>could help you lose weight and also help lower testosterone levels and
>therefor slow unwanted hairgrowth. I am still learning about all this
>to.
>I am more sorry to hear your husband is NOT being supportive. He may
>not understand all the problems with pcos. i would suggest trying to
>have him come to a doc appt with you so the doc can explain things to
>him. Or try some counseling. He needs to not be saying bad things
>about how you look. He should be loving you no matter what!!! He did
>take vows for in sickness and in health!!! ANd remember there are many
>many women out there who have the same problems. I have noticed more
>women with the hair problem than ever before. Keep coming to the
>boards, it will help.
>Good luck to you.
>Monica
>At Sat, 28 Jul 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>Hello to all, i've never written on the web before, I'm a bit nervous. I
>>have pcos. I'm 36 years old, married, have three children ages 5,3,and 10
>>months. I'm extremely devestated by my disease as well as embarassed around
>>others. I can't even describe how much emotional pain it causes me. I was
>>just offically diagnosed with type ll diabetes by a new doctor i'm seeing.
>>What I don't understand is why the bloodwork results he sent me appear within
>>the normal range or am I just reading it incorrectly? My doctor says I need
>>to go on Glucophage. My bloodwork is as follows: Glucose-72 (normal range
>>70-115), insulin-18.1 (normal range 0-22.7) Can anyone help me understand
>>this. He did'nt explain it very well to me, he simply said he suggests that
>>I go on the medication. I am currently nursing my baby so I have not
>>followed up on his advice, he told me to come back when I'm done nursing. I
>>do follow relativley well, a low carb diet. I'm also loosing what little
>>hair I have left, but I'm torn between nursing my little sweetheart and
>>looking uglier and uglier, I sometimes think my looks are so far gone anyway
>>, so why bother with all the meds, they won't make me attractive again. I
>>haven't taken spironolactone or birth control since I stopped to get pregnant
>>with my first child 6 years ago. My looks have deteriated considerably,
>>although pregnancy does slow symptoms down temporarily
>>Any advice? I really need some friends who understand what it is like to
>>have this disease. I have been struggling with low self-esteem, concerns
>>regarding feminity,as a result of this disease since I've been 14 years old.
>>I cannot share my pain, disappointment and concerns with my husband, he is
>>bothered with it's unattractiveness and defective genetics, and only says
>>things to make me feel worse. I apologize for being so long. I haven't had
>>anyone to talk to about this my entire life. Thanks so much! Sandra in
>>Minnesota.
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