PCOS Messages for July, 2000: Re: *LONG* PCOS and Type 2 Diabetes

Re: LONG PCOS and Type 2 Diabetes

From: Herring (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 14:11:19 -0500

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If your DR diagnosed you simply by talking to you for 15 minutes and using the tuning fork on your foot (BTW, that is used on diabetics to check circulation) then I would definatly question his diagnosis. He should test your glucose and insulin levels. Do you remember what your levels were when they tested you 2 months ago? But most definately, if you doubt his/her opinion, then you definately want to get a 2nd opinion.

Take care Annetta

-----Original Message----- From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 1:49 PM To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS Subject: *LONG* PCOS and Type 2 Diabetes

First of all, this is the first time that I have posted in this forum, but I read it every day. I was diagnosed with PCOS about 6 months ago and have been on Metformin ever since. I have lost between 25 and 30 pounds and have felt a lot better. I went to an endocrinologist for the first time today and he said that he wanted to diagnose me with Type 2 Diabetes. He said that I probably have PCOS too, but his promary diagnosis was Type 2 Diabetes. He decided this after only talking to me for maybe 15 minutes, looking at some insulin levels just from my last appointment at my regular doctor and using the toning fork thing on my foot. I don't think that he is right. When I was diagnosed with PCOS, I was told that I was insulin resistant and that I was somewhere between normal and what was considered to be diabetic. He didn't even get to see those records because they are still back where I used to live and he didn't have access to them. When I moved (2 months ago), I went to the doctor and she did an insulin level, etc. and that test is what he set his diagnosis on. I told him that I was not taking my medication regularly at that time because of all of the stress of moving, etc. but he just dismissed that. I don't really know what to do. I don't think that he is right, but I am not sure. He also said that as long as I am on Metformin, I need to use some form of birth control and as soon as I decide that I want to try to get pregnant, I have to stop the drug. I can't do that! Metformin is the reason that I am having my period at all. Please if anyone has any advice, let me know.

Thanks in advance.

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Patricia Engels
2engels@prodigy.net

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