Re: Alcoholism and PCOS-LONG
From: Mary (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 11 May 2000 18:19:52 -0500 (CDT)
How bout it showing up the same in the same person? ie. my uncle who is
both a diabetic and an alcoholic and who could care less about his
health! OR--more likely--just doesn't know how to feel good/normal, like
you said. Yes..it does make one understand a person better, doens't
it..
(btw, His brother is also an alcoholic. And there sister (my mom) prob.
has some degree of pcos, but we don't know yet.)
At Thu, 11 May 2000, Barbara wrote:
>
>Thank you all so much for being so honest!
>I brought this topic up at a support meeting once and everybody just
>sort of got quiet and stared at me.
>I realize it is not something most people are ok talking about in groups
>in public, but I thought after we had
>discussed facial hair, and our weight, what could possibly
>be off limits?! I guess the anonynymity (sp?) of the internet helps.
>Before I was diagnosed I was reading books about how to
>control blood sugar through eating, and I came across a section on
>addiction in one of the books. It explained that
>many alcoholics, and drug addicts have blood sugar issues.
>Alcohol will make you feel better quickly when you "crash" because the
>sugar is delivered directly to your brain, it also can give you a
>feeling of well being-relief from your anxiety, self-doubt and
>depression brought on by your blood sugar roller coaster ride. Is it
>any wonder that people become addicted? The only time some people feel
>"normal" or "ok" is when they are drinking. This helped me understand
>my father better, and it finally allowed me to see alcoholism as a
>disease. Once I started thinking about that I thought about my blood
>sugar issues and wondered if perhaps I was dealing with a legacy of my
>genetics by how I ate. I do drink and now I'm able to see that my
>body's response to alcohol is not always "normal". A friend who has
>recently been through AA and I have talked alot about the chemical ways
>in which alcohol is processed and how your body reacts to it.
>Once I was diagnosed with PCOS, I started doing research and came across
>the IR info. This got me thinking about addiction and blood sugar. I
>know a man who is an alcoholic, his son is diabetic. So I thought
>perhaps my dad is and alcoholic and I have PCOS, in other words perhaps
>Insulin resistance can "show up" differently in different people, but
>the core problem is still Insulin resistance.
>I have mentioned this to my doctor's. So far I've not seen any research
>related to PCOS and chemical dependency.
>If you've made it this far, Thanks!
>
>--
>Barbara
>
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