PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for August, 2002: Re: Dr sam or anyone - does high cholesterol & triglycerides mean metformin isnt working?

Re: Dr sam or anyone - does high cholesterol & triglycerides mean metformin isnt working?

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sat, 3 Aug 2002 12:26:06 -0500 (CDT)

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In reply to: louise: "Dr sam or anyone - does high cholesterol & triglycerides mean metformin isnt working?"

do you have results from before you started the metformin. If you don't, you don't know, they may have been even higher before.

To reduce cholesterol: 1. regular vigorous aeraobic exercise (easily said, n ot so easily done!) 2. cut out all the saturated and processed fats. Eat your fats as olive oil, fish oil, avocado, etc. Don't cut out all fats from your diet. I have read that, especioally for women, a very low fat diet can exacerbate cholesterol problems. 3. Cut out refined carbohydrates (white bread, sugar, candy, white rice, whit4e pasta, fruit juice etc) and stick to the high fibre carbs. 4. Moderate (and I do mean MODERATE) alcohol consumption )(skip this if you cna't stay moderate) 5. Don't smoke 6. Avoid or limit high cholesterol foods. 7. There are drugs that can help reduce cholesterol levels.

Best wishes

Sally ]At Sat, 3 Aug 2002, louise wrote:
>
>HI, please can anyone advise me?
>Ive had pcos for 11 years of more, ive just recently had my cholesterol
>and triglycerides checked and their very high. Ive been on metformin
>for the past 18 months, i havnt managed to loose any weight and i am
>just wondering if the metformin, if working, should bring these levels
>down. im also on a low everything diet but am extremly anxious about
>these results.
>
>Ive read that actos is supposed to help bring down triglycerides, can
>anyone offer any advice?
>
>Thankyou
>louise

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