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please comment on low blood sugar-reactive hypoglycemia-weight loss-glucophageFrom: J.W.J. (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:18:12 -0600 (CST)
I would like to know your opinion of my situation. Some people say that you can still be insulin resistant even without a high fasting level--and that if you have hypoglycemic episodes a few hours after eating that it still could mean you're insulin resistant because you're producing too much insulin after you eat. They also say in PCOS our bodies don't use insulin effectively, so our bodies think they need to excrete more and more of it. I had irregular periods and reactive hypoglycemia for years before being diagnosed with PCOS. As each year went by, the reactive episodes became more frequent and, occasionally, more severe. Then I started to gain lots of weight, which I had never done before. In researching and going to doctors, I found out I probably have PCOS (high LH/FSH ratio). I was on glucophage for about a year. And, I'm a member of e-diets and am finally losing weight slowly. I've lost about 14.5 pounds in two months. My doctor has done a couple of random blood glucose tests, and my readings were 57 and 58, respectively. He says my blood sugar is too low and I need to quit the glucophage. So, I did that, and after five days my weight jumped five pounds overnight. This is just what happened to me before I was on glucophage. They would tell me it was water and that it would go away, but it never went away and it happened again two or more times. Anyway, I immediately panicked and went back on the glucophage. I was able to lose four of the five pounds within 24 hours. So, I don't know what to do. Stay on the glucophage and constantly have low blood sugar (which doesn't make me feel so great), or stay on it so I can lose weight. How do I know if I really need the glucophage? I've had at least three different doctors tell me I'm wasting my money on the glucophage because my blood tests don't show that I need it. But I'm so scared to go off of it now that I'm actually losing weight. However, I do think I would feel better with my blood sugar in the normal range (above 70) and wonder if the glucophage is making my level too low? If this post is confusing, please ask whatever questions you need to. Thank you very much. Jessica
-- J.W.J.
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