Re: Would glucophage work for me? TO SONNETT
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 7 Nov 2001 06:33:37 -0600 (CST)
Thank you Sonnett for the info. I am going to a new doctor on Friday
who is open minded and who will probably and hopefully let me experiment
with glucophage. A few more questions:
WHEN do you take your glucophage? At what time of day? All at once, or
broken down into parts?
Did you have high cholesterol also? If yes, did the glucophage allow the
cholesterol to drop without cholesterol medication?
Thanks a bunch!!!
At Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>
>Your symptoms definitely sound like hypoglycemia to me, which can be
>common with insulin resistance problems. I suffered with this for years
>and years and it's awful! For me at least, the glucophage was a godsend.
>Once I started on 1500mg, those symptoms went away. I could go for
>HOURS without eating, something I hadn't done in my whole life before! I
>would think tha it is well worth a try.
>
>In any case, I believe they've no shown that glucophage is quite
>effective in treating PCOS even in women who don't test as being insulin
>resistant. So there again it's a good idea.
>
>Lastly static numbers like you have of fasting blood sugar and insulin
>don't really tell you anything about insulin resistance. You need to
>know how your body is reacting to sugar and what sugar does to your
>insulin levels over time. The test for this generally is an
>insulin-glucose tolerance test and it is done over several hours. You
>drink a sugary drink and then have blood drawn every 30 minutes and your
>glucose AND insulin tested. It's the comparison of these two numbers
>that shows IR.
>
>HTH!
>
>At Wed, 31 Oct 2001, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>Even though my fasting blood sugar level is 75 and my fasting insulin
>>level is 2, I still complain of "blood sugar" problems throughout the
>>day, and I still have trouble with my weight.
>>
>>I define "blood sugar problems" as being hungry too often, headaches and
>>dizziness that only eating can get rid of, and shakes, sweating, and the
>>feeling of passing out if I don't eat every 3 hours.
>>
>>Do these symptoms sound familiar?
>>
>>I am on the Pill which is taking care of the hormone symptoms and
>>problems and I eat a high protein diet.
>>
>>Do you think a small dose of glucophage would help me with the rest?
>>
>>Thanks.
>
>--
>Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liason. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org
>
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