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Re: Vaginal Wetting & Boils???
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Aug 2003 16:46:27 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you for replying. That's interesting your doctor said the boils
might be prediabetic or related. My grandmother had diabetes. After
her death I learned from Aunts that she too had many boils all her life.
I wonder now if I might be or will be diabetic. I also heard that the
scar left behind from a boil if it is dark in color (which all of mine
are) is a sign on insulin resistance. I am new to all of this PCOS,
Diabetes, and Insulin Resistance ( I don't even know what I.R. means).
I am really glad this board exits. It helps me asks qts and ideas of
other qts to ask my doctor. Good lick AmyK and all my other Cyster's :)
At Thu, 28 Aug 2003, AmyK wrote:
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>I can sympathize with the boil thing - I've suffered for more than 20
>years (I'm 37 now) and I get them in the same places as you mentioned.
>It is an embarassing and painful condition! Scars left behind...ugh! I
>don't have general wetness, but I get lots of bleeding between periods.
>I am on the birth control pill Yasmin which has helped with the
>bleeding. I, too, have to always wear a "little something" even when
>not having a period. My doctor believes the boils to be a metabolic
>problem related to insulin resistance and pre-diabetes. I haven't
>figured out if there is a relationship between lots of carbs and boils,
>though. Do you know of any correlation? I take 1500 mg of metformin a
>day and have noticed a SIGNIFICANT difference in my eating habits. I
>now eat less than half of what I used to! I have been on it since May.
>Not loosing an awful lot yet...still hopeful. Take care and good luck
>with the damn boils! :-) AmyK
>
>At Wed, 27 Aug 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>At age 24, I just found out I have PCOS a month ago and was put on
>>1000mg of Metformin. I feel like this is the missing link to so many of
>>my questions. I have had sooo many of the symptoms since my early
>>teens. I am still learning about PCOS. However I have yet to hear
>>anyone comment about vaginal wetness. Since my teens I have had
>>excessive wetting, so much so I use pads regularly. If I do not use a
>>pad my pants are soaked. My doctor said my hormones are so unbalanced
>>it may cause this, and that the medicine should help. Does anyone else
>>with PCOS have excessive wetting??? Also all my life I have been plagued
>>with boils. I have them in every crevice possible i.e. underarms,
>>inner thighs, behind ears, under breasts, and so on. Does anyone else
>>have this problem? Does anyone know if this is associated with PCOS?? I
>>wonder if this would fall under the excessive acne symptom. I would
>>appreciate any advice or comments. Thank you in advance.
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