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Re: Not sure what course of action to take for PCOS (long posting)
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 31 Mar 2000 10:14:00 GMT+01:00
Belle
You mention a study on Met which started 18 years ago. Could you please tell me, were the subjects of the study diabetics? I am in the UK and my doctor has advised that Met is only used for diabetes and is not licensed here for any other condition. However, she says she will try to find out more about it, because she had not heard of it being used for non-diabetic PCOSers. This study might be what Im looking for.
Tks & rgds
Sam Phillips
> You had a dr who prescribed met two years ago? Wow that is great! He was
>obviously informed about the study results that started 18 years ago.
>
>Met has been used for over 40 years and unless you have kidney disease,
>it is considered to be safe. It may help prevent you from developing
>diabetes, heart disease and cancer. The second endo you went to did
>nothing to help you. You seem concerned that neither wanted to see your
>test results. With facial hair, weight gain, history of irregular
>periods and a previous diagnosis of PCOS, I would not consider it
>necessary to look at old tests that would take a long time to get to
>their office that you would have to sign a release form for, that would
>then have to be sent to your previous dr at their time and expense that
>would then probably be "sanitized" by your dr, etc, etc, etc. The endos
>had all of the information that they needed with you there. It can take
>several months before you notice a change in your body while you are on
>met. It took a long time for it to get in the condition that it was in,
>it will take a little while for it to reverse.
>
>You need to find a low-carb diet that you are willing to stick with. You
>need to go back to an endo (preferably the first one). You still have
>facial hair, irregular periods and weight gain I presume and you still
>have a previous diagnosis. You will be fine without other tests.
>
>--
>Hope this helps,
>
>Belle
>
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