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GGRRRRRR... DOctorsFrom: Mel (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 29 Oct 2002 17:48:39 -0600 (CST)
At Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Sally wrote: > >Dear Mel, > >I don't think it is so common to gain weight on Met. In many cases >women lose weight or at least are pretty stable. Is your daughter >taking any other drugs? > >Metformin does not mean you can stop watching her diet. Met should be >combined with a lower carb diet (cut out all/most refined and proceessed >carbohydrates - including soft drink, fruit juice, etc.) and as much >exercise as possible and as frequently as she can manage. Unfortunately >women with PCOS can often gain weight very easily and lose it only with >great difficulty (even with meds) and diet. > >Someone else might lose weight on 1500 calories per day easily, but your >daughter only slowly on 1200 calories a day. So your daughter may have >to try extra hard to keep her weight under control, including watching >how much and what she eats. > >I would suggest basing her diet on veges, lean proteins and some high >fibre, minimally processed cereal/grain products. Be sure to eat >healthy fats in moderation. > >Hope this helps. > >-- >Sally >
-- Ok my daughter went back today and she has gained 20 pds in 6 weeks she is following the insiln rest diet and has been doing great she is only on 500 xr mg a day and takes birth control pills and that is all. well the dr walks in and tells her she is going to sew up her mouth ( she is only 17 and very sensitive because she is trying so hard) so anyway she wants her to go on a starvation diet ( which i nixed) she is to eat certain things for breakfast and thats it all day for two weeks.. ..not going to happen. I talked her into uping her met to 1000. which was hard because she was not sure about it. I told her in all our reasearch it said you need to be at at least 1500 for it to start to work. anyway thats where we are for now. she only eats 1000 calories a day and works 15-20 hours a week checking grocerys and goes to school. anyone have any ideas? Mel
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