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Re: Feel Insulin Resistance but not
From: ann (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:41:40 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you for the information it's helpful to know that others are in
the same position I am. I did call back my doctor and request the other
test. He said that to his knowledge you could only prescribe metaformin
if your glucose levels are out of whack. I told him that I read on this
site that some people were sucessful while taking metformin even though
there glucose test where fine. He said "I can't just go off what the
internet says." He then said "he would look it up." I asked him if I
should call back and he said well I just don't know when I'll have time
to look this up. Unfortunatly I am moving abroad for three months next
Wednesday, so it doesn't look like I'll be doing anything about it until
I get home at Christmas. I understand how busy my doctor is and that he
obviously knows more than me but it would be nice to feel listened to. I
am a tired of feeling crappy all the time. I sorry to vent I am just
getting frustrated. And changing doctors isn't much of an option
considering I am only home every so often I just don't have time to
start over each time I am home. I'll just deal with the best I can for
now and feel thankful that some of my symptoms are worse.
Once again thank you for the information
At Fri, 19 Sep 2003, anonymous wrote:
>
>Everyone feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I am still pretty new to
>all this (the IR part), but your doctor should give you an Insulin
>Glucose Tolerance Test (IGTT). Your body produces insulin to do what it
>needs to with the glucose that you intake. When you're insulin
>resistant your body has to produce more insulin that it should to do
>what it needs to with the glucose. So your glucose can still be fine
>and you can be insulin resistant.
>
>Hopefully you'll be able to convince your doctor to give you the test.
>In my personal experience it might be best to try to stay with a doctor
>that diagnosed you. This is because I was diagnosed 5 years ago (but
>was just put on BCP) but my doctor moved and I moved and now I've been
>through 2 doctors trying to convince them that I have PCOS again...and
>going to a third on the 30th. They keep testing my hormone levels while
>I am on BCPs and that shouldn't affect it and then call and tell me that
>nothing is wrong....
>At Fri, 19 Sep 2003, ann wrote:
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>>I was diagnoased with PCOS just recently- I have a 5:1 LSH/FH (I'm not
>>sure in which order) level. and this past year have really felt the
>>symptoms of insulin resistance. I feel tired , shaky, etc. However I
>>just did the fasting glucose test and it came back negative. So the
>>doctor is not going to give me metaformin instead only BCPs. I have
>>been to about five doctors over the past year only because my job has me
>>move every two months. So needless to say it is difficult to get a
>>straight answer. And with the different answers I've been getting from
>>every doctor I feel like I can't trust anything doctors say anymore. I
>>initially only started going in because of abnormal pap smears. The
>>first three doctors never even thought of PCOS even though I told them I
>>never have my period. But they also said that i don't have to be on BCP
>>only need withdraw bleeding a few timss a year. So now instead of
>>taking metaformin a medicine that could make me feel better all the time
>>I get to take BCPs that will make me feel worse (i get really irratable
>>when I do have my period) for a week every month. Does anyone now if
>>BCP makes you feel any better? Or if there is any medical reason to take
>>BCPS? Any suggestions?
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