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Re: pcos and insulin resistance
From: Minni (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:33:22 -0600 (CST)
I have a question, I have been diagnosed with PCOS and have been going
through this for about 10 years. I am now 26 and I have hair growth
everywhere and it really bothers me. My periods just started coming
regularly for about the past 4 months. I am just wondering if I should
go on Metaformin to reduce the hair growth. I just want the hair growth
to slow down so I can use other methods for hair removal (for example
laser hair removal). I feel that my hair growth is very fast and
coarse. My hormone level is high and I just need to know what will
bring it down. My doctor is saying that I should exercise and watch
what I eat but I was wondering if there is any other medication that
will bring my hair growth down to a normal level. I suggested
Metwformin to him and I don't think he will perscribe Metaformin because
he thinks it is used for something totally different. I have read about
people that have had results with it and some that haven't. Any
information would be helpful.
At Thu, 20 Dec 2001, anonymous wrote:
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>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:
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>>>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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