PCOS Messages for December, 2001: Re: To Sonnet: PCOS and no IR?

Re: To Sonnet: PCOS and no IR?

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 30 Dec 2001 16:10:53 -0600 (CST)

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Hello again Misy! So glad that things are clearing up for you! Doctors can sometimes be so in the dark about this stuff - being well educated is really important. Yay you! BTW, if you're looking for more reading material, go to http://www.pcosupport.org - everything you ever wanted to know about PCOS!

The IGTT is important to get right - you fast, then draw both blood sugar AND INSULIN every half hour or so over about 3 hours. It's the ratio between the two numbers that can tell you about IR: how your current blood sugar affects insulin levels and vice versa.

Doing the low carb thing and eating more complex carbs is probably a great move! If you are IR, it should help your insulin levels to lower and you'll be much healthier. There's some evidence that Glucophage shows good results in controlling PCOS in women who don't test IR - this may be a good option for you to try?

Cushing's is tested for by measuring your cortisol levels. I believe 17-hydroxyprogesterone is just a fancy word for progesterone. IT's a good sign that it's normal, it can often be low in women with PCOS!

Hope this is more help to you -

At Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Missy wrote: >>Have you had an IGTT to test for insulin resistance?
>No, but I wrote that down. Thanks.
>
>Do you think that if I am only slightly IR that it could be regulated by
>diet? I am trying to get whole grain carbs rather than refined carbs and
>trying to limit my intake to 50% of calories from carbs. I know some
>eat far fewer calories from carbs than 50% but that seemed like a safe
>number for me.
>
>I don't have thyroid problems, but I don't know about other things. I
>did have my 17-hydroxyprogesterone tested, which I thought checked for
>something but I don't know what since I haven't been able to find info
>on this. It was normal.
>

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Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org

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