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Re: I am thin with pcos, could I be IR?
From: Charity (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 21 May 2000 08:25:32 -0500 (CDT)
Hello, I think I may be having hypoglycemic attacks too. I will be fine
and then all of a sudden I can't think straight, I have severe mood
swings, severe depression, frustration, rapid pulse, etc etc. I have
PCOD and I am waiting on my result of the fasting test (is that the free
insulin/glucose test?) Anyhow, thats the one I had done. I am fine as
soon as I get food in me though. I am always hungry and I too am not
overweight. I have the classic symptoms of PCOD though (acne,
thinning/loss of hair, irregular cycles) but I haven't had an ultrasound
yet. I wanted to know what causes the muscle spasms/cramps? I have them
a lot of the time in the abdominal area and they tend to come and go
very spontaneously without me having to do anything physical. Do you
guys ever have that? Also, my gyno seems unexperienced with PCOD and was
quick to put me on Ortho-Cyclen without any further medication or
testing (that is, unless that fasting test comes back unnormal). Do I
need to be seeing a different kind of doctor? I am in a lot of pain with
cramps, back aches, etc. What do you think??
Thanks a ton for any advice. Please email me~
Charity (grover7998@aol.com)
At Sat, 20 May 2000, kip wrote:
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>At Sat, 20 May 2000, Kim wrote:
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>Yes. Sounds like you get hypoglycemia attacks. Aren't they the worst?
>You need a real glucose tolerance/insulin test. Fasting is not enough.
>You need a fasting test, then drink the sugar water, then another test
>after an hour or two later. Also, as you may know from other messages,
>the Tri-type birth control pills are wrong, wrong, wrong for PCO'ers.
>You need the steady type (read other posts).I'm very thin also, even
>though I need to eat every two or three hours or I'll get the shakes.
>I'm starting to think I have an absorption problem. Met has done
>wonders for the moods. I also quit the pill. Met first made me lose my
>appetite and the hypoglycemia. Now, after 8 months, I am hungry all the
>time again, but I still don't get moody. Insist that your doctor give
>you the test. I know some doctors treat us thin PCO'ers almost like
>hypochondriacs because we don't fit the profile. My test showed normal
>fasting levels, and after the glucose drink I had skyrocketing insulin
>and glucose levels.
>
>>Hello,
>>I am 33 years old and have had pcos all my adult life. Interestingly
>>though, I have always been very thin, and never had any problems with
>>acne, hairiness or other symptoms of pcos. I have had no periods and
>>the classic polycystic ovaries on ultrasound. I have two children one
>>on clomid, the other on injectible drugs so I have been down the
>>fertility road and am done with that. I am interested in a treatment
>>for pco, however. I take BC pills now(ortho tricyclen) and have
>>terrible moodiness. I also suffer from heart palpitations, and
>>twitching muscles. I went to my doctor a year ago and was tested for
>>insulin. He said all my tests were normal, but I question this because
>>we didn't do any fasting tests. I went in, they drew blood and I left.
>>It sounds like there should be more to it. Also, I have always had
>>problems getting weak and sluggish if I don't eat regularly. I get low
>>blood sugar real easily. I eat a lot, but do not ever gain wait.
>>Somebody please tell me what is up with that. Could I still be
>>suffering from too much insulin and just not know it? What should I do?
>>
>>Thanks! Any suggestions would be appreciated!
>>Kim
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>kip
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