PCOS Messages for May, 2002: Re: Can decreased glucose tolerance ever truly be reversed?

Re: Can decreased glucose tolerance ever truly be reversed?

From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 5 May 2002 22:10:52 -0500 (CDT)

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In reply to: J.W.J.: "Can decreased glucose tolerance ever truly be reversed?"

When you stop taking the pill any glucose metabolism that was "caused" by the pill will begin to subside. It takes a few months before you are back to a baseline.

One of the problems with taking the pill is that we already have decreased glucose metabolism. As you know, whatever decrease in glucose metabolism that you have due to the PCOS will not begin to subside in the months after you stop taking the pill. This is why we take Glucophage. The Glucophage helps our insulin work better in taking care of the glucose in our system.

All pills can cause a decrease in glucose metabolism (even the ones with *lower* risks) and probably should not be taken with PCOS unless you need them specifically for preventing pregnancy. If you do have to be on a BCP, definately one that has a lower risk of decreasing glucose metabolism is better.

At Sun, 5 May 2002, J.W.J. wrote: >
>I have reason to believe, after much reading today, that a few different
>birth control pills that were given to me in the year 2000 may have
>contributed to some decreased glucose metabolism in my body. I took
>these pills before I knew about PCOS and before I had any background on
>what was in the pills.
>My question now is, in the event that the other pills DID indeed cause a
>decrease in glucose metabolism, can that state ever be reversed? Does
>glucophage actually cause a reversal in this situation? If I get on a
>pill that has a progestin known to have a lower risk in causing a
>glucose intolerance could that also help to reverse the damage?
>Jessica

-- Hope this helps,

Belle

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