Re: Help me help a friend
From: Penhead (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:04:33 -0600 (CST)
I agree with Amy. I wouldn't be pushy about it. I would just point out
how you were reading on the boards about how people's symptoms can get
worse with time if left untreated. I would even give her the web
address.
Good luck!!
--
penhead
At Sun, 13 Jan 2002, amy wrote:
>
>Maybe you could just bring up how happy you are that they diagnosed you
>as IR and that you are glad you have lost x pounds or stopped gaining
>weight or whatever the glucophage has done for you.
>
>You can mention how a lot of women on this board went undiagnosed for
>decades and how much worse their symptoms got.
>
>You're a good friend to be concerned.
>
>Good luck,
>Amy
>
>At Sat, 12 Jan 2002, cw wrote:
>>
>>Hey girls,
>>
>>I have a friend who has had PCOS most of her adult life. She's 36. She
>>went on glucophage for awhile. It took her 5 years to conceive, but now
>>she has a beautiful 1 year old boy. During the time since she's had the
>>baby, she hasn't been paying much attention to her health. She stayed
>>on her thyroid medication. But she stopped her glucophage. She went to
>>the doctor last week.
>>
>>The doctor said that her thyroid levels are a little high still. So he
>>increased her thryoid medication. But he's ignoring her glucose/insulin
>>levels. Even though she suffers from all those terrible IR symptoms and
>>side effects.
>>
>>Her glucose is 98. Her insulin is 22. These levels are similar to
>>mine, and I was diagnosed IR and am successfully on glucophage. How can
>>I tell her gently, without insulting the doctor she looks up to, that
>>she's IR and she needs to stop ignoring this? I'm afraid for her, as her
>>IR problems could get worse if she is on a high dose of thyroid meds. I
>>think?
>>
>>Anyways, please help me out here if you can. Thanks.
>>
>>--
>>CW
>>
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