PCOS Messages for January, 2002: Re: PCOS by any other name....

Re: PCOS by any other name....

From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 09 Jan 2002 07:27:55 -0800

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First, good for you for resisting the smoothie, and explaining the situation. It can be tough to resist something as yummy as that. And, I'm convinced that the more we talk about PCOS, the more likely someone will have a lightbulb go off over their head as they think about themselves or a loved one.

A lot of people just don't understand about carbohydrates. Think about how long it took us to understand it.

I've even had chefs offer a fruit plate as an alternative when I ask for "low carb meal" at a function. So, even those who should understand food don't always understand it. People don't realize how much sugar is in a carrot, for example, or make the connection that starches are carbs. They might think a sugar-free cookie may be ok, because there is no sugar, not realizing the flour is still a carb. And, there is bad press out there about low-carb diets and kidney failure. However, my understanding is that it is only a problem if you already had kidney problems.

Be patient. My in-laws are working on it, but after 2 years, they still don't realize all the implications and the food make-up details. They try, but at Thanksgiving I still got stuck with honey-baked ham (I cut off the outside), a pre-made turkey breast with a brown-sugar coating on it (I tried to cut off the outside, but it was dry and had soaked down through a lot), broccoli with cheese sauce (which probably had sugar in it, but I needed it to cover the far over-cooked from the chaffing dish broccoli), and a ton of starchy veggies. I had a few bites of stuff for dinner. I think about the glazes, but they just see the meat beneath it. It is a training, and life-affecting thing. If you don't live with it daily, you may not understand the details. Plus, in the US we have been told to have the carb base to our diet, so going against that seems strange and is presumed unhealthy by others.

Renee

Panacea wrote: >
> At Tue, 8 Jan 2002, TJ wrote:
> >
> >I couldn't agree more. Whenever I tell someone I have PCOS, their
> >response is "oh, so you have cysts on your ovaries." Then I end up in a
> >long winded explanation and find myself in the middle of listing my
> >symptoms (it gets a little embarassing when I get to the excess body
> >hair part.. lol).
>
> Hrmph, my boss offered me a fruit smoothie the other day and I declined,
> and said it was full of sugar and would put me to sleep before noon if I
> drank it. He inquired as to why and I said I was insulin resistant and
> had been changing my diet so as not to become diabetic. And he shakes
> his head knowingly and mutters something about kidney failure and I
> wondered what he was smoking, and later that day he came back and handed
> me a chocolate chip cookie, and then I knew whatever he was smoking must
> be some powerful sh*t!
>
> --
> Panacea
>

-- Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS

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