PCOS Messages for January, 2003: Re: Met & sugar cravings

Re: Met & sugar cravings

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:50:48 -0600 (CST)

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I too have always had a real sweet tooth all my life. I just love chocolate! There are a few things I do to reduce cravings. Here are few helpful hints that have worked for me.

Beginning my day with a nice plate of fresh fruit (then having my eggs and a tiny bit of cereal and skim milk after) seems to reduce my body's need/craving for additional sugar during the day.

Beginning dinner with a good size romaine and vege salad or some other green vege seems to curb my appetite, so that the meat/fish I eat after is enough I don't crave more.

I also find that I don't crave as much if I eat slightly bigger meals when I take my medication.

I don't go more than 4 hours without eating during the day or I start craving sugar.

If I have a snack, one or two pieces of dried pineapple and a slice of cheese after seems to shut my cravings right off.

Exercise in the morning after breakfast reduces my appetite and sugar cravings as well throughout the rest of the day.

Also be careful that you may have felt "your insulin was under control". It's common in women with pcos to have a high sensitivity to insulin that doesn't show up on the numbers on blood tests, which means there can still be some sort of insulin problem even if it appears there is not. I believe this theory is true because I am one of those types.

Hope you can find some of my tips helpful. :) Take care.

At Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Kelly wrote: >
>I was diagnosed with PCOS about 3 years ago, and was on met for about 3
>months and then avandia for about a year for IR. Once I got my insulin
>levels under control my doctor took me off met to see if I could
>regulate myself with diet and exercise. I'm happy to report that I kept
>my insulin levels under control with increased activity and changes to
>my diet.
>
>My ob/gyn has put me back on me about 2 weeks ago to see if it will
>regulate my cycles because we are ttc. I've always had a bit of a sweet
>tooth (always looking for that little something to finish off the meal)
>but for the last week or so I totally crave sugar. And I mean totally
>-- to the point where I'm making chocolate chip cookies at 11 at night!
>Has anyone else experienced this? More importantly, has anyone else
>found a way to deal with it?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Kelly

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