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Re: Skin questions From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net) Fri, 21 Jun 2002 21:08:46 -0700 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Renee: "Southwest Airlines" Previous message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Re: Starting glucophage with normal fasting insulin (to Sonnet)" Maybe in reply to: LT: "Skin questions" Just to clarify, insulin IS a hormone. People tend to think of sex hormones only (eg: progesterone, estrogens, testosterone, etc), when they think of "hormones," but it's a very lengthy list of substances, including insulin, several thyroid-related hormones, growth hormones, calcium use related hormones, etc. Renee cw wrote: > > At Fri, 21 Jun 2002, LT wrote: > > > >I was just looking at the archives and some of the ladies here were > >talking about dark patches of skin, rough patches of skin and chicken > >skin. Are these all caused by IR? > > > > Years before I was diagnosed with IR and PCOS, I asked my dermatologist > about the big brown patches on my face that looked like giant freckles. > He said they were "hormone related" and that was it. Later I found out > they are related to IR and PCOS which effects hormones. My > Dermatologist was close, but should have known more. > > Since my IR and hormones have been treated, the patches have gotten > smaller and are now not so noticeable. > -- -------------- Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS --- Dwell in Possibility. --Emily Dickenson Next message: Renee: "Southwest Airlines" Previous message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Re: Starting glucophage with normal fasting insulin (to Sonnet)" Maybe in reply to: LT: "Skin questions"

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