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Re: posting - Only one response last time :-(
From: Joan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:52:30 -0500 (CDT)
i can't address all your questions. I'll try some of them. I use the
glycemic index as a general guidline. I avoid white flour white rice,
potatos sugar etc.. I do eat brown basmati rice, whole grain items and
use fructose for baking(much lower glycemic index). I am on avandia
also,which is supposed to make people gain weight but I have
lost-slowly. I also exercise. I think dietary changes can make a big
difference. I have not had too much trouble adjusting to the diet-you
shouldn't either if you like cooking- pot lucks + dining out may be a
challenge. Look in a health food store for wholegrain items-I found
whole wheat phyllo.
Good luck
At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, JN wrote:
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>Thank you Paula for responding the first time I posted this,
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>Hello. I went to a new Doctor last week, and he confirmed my PCOS
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>diagnosis.
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>Under a previous doctor I was put on BCP and Aldactone. I was on for 4
>years - over which I changed many brands of pills.
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>When I started I was around normal weight / 135 lb. After meds.. have
>fluctuated between 145 and 160 until the last pill I went on - Ballooned
>upto 175 in a few weeks. I started shedding hair on Mircette like
>crazy. I quit all meds about 3 months ago.
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>So now the new Dr. thinks I am IR... and suggested low-carbing (
>having testing done to confirm IR status). This is the worst thing for
>me... Rice is the staple of our diet everyday. That is going to have
>to change.
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>Here are my questions... Sorry I have so many!!!
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>1. I need to lose 45 lbs. Which of the low carb diets would be best
>for someone like me whoc does not want to measure everything.
>Unfortunatly for me, I am a real 'Foodie' - I love food!! Anyway, I need
>something practical I can follow. From what little I know about Atkins,
>I do not think it is plausible for me.
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>2. I know that individual weight loss varies, but how long do you think
>it will take for me to acheive my goal... keeping all else the same?
>Are we talking months... years?
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>3. How come I still had hirsuitism, absent menses, etc. when I was
>normal weight before going on the pill?
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>4. Is it possible for me to correct the PCOS by low -carb dieting alone?
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>5. Does the low carbing help with scalp hair loss?
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>I know there are a lot of questions here. I do thank all of you for
>your time and responses. It is a real asset to have this forum.
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>If you can refer me to an article which may answer some of these
>questions that would also be great!
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>Oncae again... THanks a lot!! Jauna
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