PCOS Messages for April, 2000: Re: Belle and others: GTT results/w insulin levels and Met help weight loss?

Re: Belle and others: GTT results/w insulin levels and Met help weight loss?

From: Alisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 17:31:44 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 7 Apr 2000, Julie wrote: >I am unfamiliar with the meaning of your results but a friend of mine with PCO has been taking Met for about a year and said that she has lost some weight. It has been very slow only about 1lb to 11/2 lbs a week. I just started taking Met 2 weeks ago but from what I understand it takes 2-3 months to see any results.
>I have searched and searched but seem unable to find a difinitive answer
>to my question/questions. I have recently had a 3hour GTT with
>simultaneous insulin level which are as follows:
>Glucose/insulin
>fast 95/8.2
>1/2 hour 134/36
>1 hour 136/47
>2hour 128/45
>3 hour 87/14
>I have an appt to review the results with my family doc in a few days so
>I'd like to go in with some knowledge of the results. Secondly, I've
>been pushing for a referral to an endo that is current on PCOS
>treatments because I've been struggling with many of the symptoms for
>about 15 years. I would like to get appropriate treatment to increase
>my overall health, in particuarly, reduce my chances of developing heart
>disease, diabetes and reduce my weight. I would like to try Met but I'm
>afraid I've developed high hopes and wonder if I'm even correct in
>wanting to give it a try. I just feel hopeless in terms of weight loss
>and I've heard it is helping some of us cysters to lose. Am I
>dreaming????
>
>--
>Julie
>

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