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Re: please comment on low blood sugar-reactive hypoglycemia-weight loss-glucophage

From: J.W.J. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:26:58 -0600 (CST)

At Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Eija wrote: >

>I noticed several posts talking about insulin resistance in the absence
>of high fasting glucose levels. I am particularly curious about this,
>as it seems that my only problems w/ blood sugar have been hypoglycemia.
>Quite often after eating a meal, my glucose will range between 50 and
>60. (the first low reading was picked up in routine basic labs--
>self-checks at various times thereafter)
>Does anyone know more about this?
>
>If anyone knows more about insulin resistance manifesting as
>hypoglycemia, I would be very interested.. Also, if anyone knows about
>PCOS in people of normal weight.. Does it start out mild and progress
>to include weight gain later on?
>

A good site that talks about the insulin connection in PCOS is: http://www.inciid.org/faq/pcos.html That site also tells you what levels you would have to prove insulin resistance. I haven't actually had this test yet, but think I should ask for it again. I asked for it once and my OB said that if my fasting levels aren't high I don't need the test. I don't believe that anymore.

Also, I was of normal weight all my life until about age 36 or 37 when I started gaining weight rapidly. I've heard of others on this site who have had the same thing happen to them. I only assume that if I had know about glucophage earlier in my life that maybe things wouldn't have progressed to this point. I had irregular periods since they started at age 16, and reactive hypoglycemia since about age 30 or 31, and had trouble getting pregnant (used clomid which worked for me after a few months to a year). Oh, and I've had acne since age 11.

Sorry I don't know anything about the pseudotumor. Just wondering, is it something they say needs to be removed, or do you just have to live with it? Does it grow bigger or stay the same size? I hope you can find some answers. Jessica 

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J.W.J.



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