Re: pcos and insulin resistance
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 03:31:47 -0600 (CST)
Hi,
I have a different story to tell. My doctor is a big advocate of
Metformin and is fully aware of IR. I was put on Metformin. After bad
side effects for a while I was fine on it and stayed on it for 12 months
until my next drs appointment. It did absolutly nothing for any
symptoms at all there was no change what so ever. I was tested
invarious different ways including an overnight stay for IR and I do not
have it. The doctor took me off Metformin because it did nothing. I
belive that people should always been open for new treatments but not
get hung up on one particular thing. I know that Metformin had been
extreamly sucessful for those with IR but the evidence that it helps
those without IR is sketchy and not conclusive. I do not take insulin
resistant drugs and use the pill to control my symptoms. My symptoms
are almost non-existant now and I am very happy. I have lost 3 stone
with exercise and being on the pill and my life has improved enormously.
I am sure that I will get some annoyed comments from this mail however I
felt that my story needed to be told.
At Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Kimberly wrote:
>
>>From my experiences I have found that many many dr.s (especially general
>dr.s) believe that if you have PCOS you will have abnormal sugars. My
>family dr always tests my glucose levels and is always suprised when
>they come back normal - even though I've told him it's not my sugars,
>it's my insulin that is the problem. What is abnormal in many women
>with PCOS is not their sugars, but only their insulin. I am not sure by
>reading your post if you meant insulin as well when you said you don't
>have any problems with sugars. Both times I had Glucose Tolerence
>tests, the endocrinologists had to specifically write on the lab
>prescription that they needed the insulin levels as well as the glucose
>levels because most labs rarely do the insulin (because they are usually
>only looking for diabetes). The reason you can have normal sugars, but
>abnormal insulin is because your pancreas is pumping out huge amounts of
>insulin to keep your blood sugars normal. So, your body is controlling
>the sugars and they are completely normal, but at a very great cost to
>your pancreas. (i.e. insulin resistant PCOS) Anyway - If your not sure
>if you had the actual insulin levels tested I would ask for a copy of
>your test and see. Either way it sounds as if Glucophage would help you
>immensely, but it's always nice to know exactly what is going on.
>
>At Wed, 19 Dec 2001, teresa wrote:
>>
>>hi, i have had pcos since i was a teen and have all of the very severe
>>forms of it. lots of hair(everywhere!) obesity irregular ovulation and
>>either no periods or bleeding all the time. now i am trying to get
>>pregnant and the doctor did a insulin test and it came back that i do
>>not have any problems with sugar. would glucophage still help me to
>>ovulate regularly? if anyone knows anything about this or has any
>>experience please share it with me.
>>you can also email me privately at gs69me@aol.com
>>thanks
>>teresa
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