PCOS Messages for November, 2002: Re: PCOS And Me

Re: PCOS And Me

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 07:50:08 -0600 (CST)

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Sonnet is right. Glucophage does not lower blood sugar. My blood sugar, which was too low due to a high insulin level, is actually higher since glucophage.

It's possible, Ronicam, that you may not be eating enough or eating balanced enough when you take the medication. It's also possible that you may be on too high of a dose. Cutting the pills in half can sometimes completely alleviate the symptoms you mentioned. Maybe you want to try that.

Someone else who wrote in on this "PCOS and Me" post (hard to keep track) mentioned going on ortho-tricyclen soon. Be careful. This particular bcp is not always good for pcos, so if it gives you problems, talk to your doctor about a more pcos friendly pill. Or ask your doctor about a more pcos friendly pill right from the start.

At Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Sonnet wrote: >
>Glucophage does *NOT* lower your blood sugar. It's not a hypoglycemic
>drug. It helps your body utilize its insulin more effectively. In
>diabetics, this causes the blood sugar levels to drop from a dangerously
>high level. But it shouldn't cause hypoglycemia. I had quite severe
>hypoglycemia for years and finally found relief when I started on
>Glucophage - I know other women here have had the same experience!
>
>That being said, if it didn't work for you, diet and excercise is a
>great way of dealing with PCOS. Hopefully you'll see great improvement
>- lots of women do! It's amazing what sugar can do to us, isn't it?
>
>At Wed, 13 Nov 2002, RONICAM wrote:
>>
>>I TRIED MET OR GLUCOPHAGE, A FEW MOTNHS AGO, AND HAD TO GO OFF IT, I HAD
>>SEVERE PAIN IN MY STOMACH AND IT ALSO MADE ME VERY HYPOGLYCEMIC, SINCE IT IS
>>LOWERING YOUR BLOOD SUGAR.
>>I HAVE DECIDED TO TRY AND REGULATE ON MY OWN THROUGH FOOD INTAKE AND
>>EXERCISE, KEEPING SUGAR OUT OF THE PICTURE, AND DOING SOME FORM OF DAILY
>>EXERCISE.
>
>--
>email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>

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