PCOS Messages for March, 2000: Re: New here, live in Europe and searching for answers ;-)))

Re: New here, live in Europe and searching for answers ;-)))

From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 29 Mar 2000 09:58:45 -0600 (CST)

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The first think I would recommend is for you to go to the PCOS home page at http://www.pcosupport.org . This is a very imformative site. It will answer many of your questions. You could also do a web search on PCOS which should lead you to a number of pages with information.

Once you have educated yourself, you may find that you would like to have a dr who is more informed than the one you currently use. We are at much higher risk for heart problems, diabetes and endometrial cancer if left untreated. By higher risk, I mean that between 40 and 60 percent of us will develop diabetes in our lifetimes. 40% before age 40. How old will your son be then?

It seems that insulin is the root for most of the problems associated with PCOS. That is why we gain weight. It used to be thought that the weight caused the insulin problems but we are finding out more and more that thin PCOSers have insulin problems as well and the theory is that it is just a matter of time from the onset of insulin problems until the weight gain. In our bodies, our cells will not let insulin inside. Insulin is the "key" to the cell "door" that allows glucose to be used for energy. Glucose cannot get in by itself. When we eat meals high in carbs, we end up with a lot of sugar in our system so our pancreas sends out insulin to deal with it. Since our insulin does not work well, the blood sugar stays high and the pancreas ends up sending more insulin to the rescue. It is thought that insulin effects the androgens in our blood, the development of cysts on our ovaries, etc. By eating a low carb diet, we are not stressing our bodies as much by dumping all of that sugar into our system.

At Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Anne-Marije wrote: >
>Hello,
>
>My name is Anne-Marije, I'm 27 years old, I have PCO and am overweight
>(this reads like AA :-). I'm from The Netherlands.
>
>I'm still reading up on PCOS and Syndrome X and I feel I have a lot more
>questions and less answers than before.
>In addition to PCOS I have a very slow metabolism, which makes it harder
>for me to lose weight. I've tried with a 600 calorie diet and working
>out 4 times a week, but since my son was born, I haven't found the time
>nor the energy...
>
>Can anyone explain how this Carbohydrate-diet works? And what to do if
>your doctor knows nothing about PCOS? She just laughs and says I have to
>work on accepting my weight... I'm beginning to feel pretty depressed
>about all of this. The one thing I'm happy about is my son Storm (he
>was conceived after high dosage Provera and Clomid).
>
>Please help me out...
>
>--
>Anne-Marije
>

-- Hope this helps,

Belle

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