PCOS Messages for March, 2003: Re: Abnormal Insulin level

Re: Abnormal Insulin level

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 20:47:15 -0600 (CST)

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Karen -

Insulin is a hormone that moves sugar from your bloodstream into your cells. The more insulin you have, the faster sugar will move out of your bloodstream. So the two are related, but different! You can have 'abnormal' insulin levels, either high or low, and have normal sugar levels. Most women with PCOS have high insulin levels, the extra insulin is what's thought to cause all of the PCOS problems. But most women with PCOS also have blood sugar levels that are nomral or even slightly low - hypoglycemia.

Adrenal glands are also affected by insulin and are a part of the whole hormonal imbalance that happens with PCOS. But when PCOS-like symptoms stem from the adrenals themselves, it's not PCOS but a different problem (usually Cushing's syndrome.) So checking on the adrenals is a good idea to pinpoint exactly what is going on.

At Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Karen wrote: >
>What does it mean when the insulin level comes back abnormal? As you
>know from the past note I posted that I have hypoglycemia and pcos. I
>have not returned to see the endro since the first visit. However, I
>have seen the family dr. since then. The family dr has told me that
>the endro is 99% that I have PCOS. Also, the family dr has told me that
>the insulin level has come back abnormal. But keep in mind that the
>first time that I wrote the endro said that I did not have hypoglyemcia.
>What does this mean?
>Also, I was told that another test came back abnormal but I did not get
>the name or details. I was told that the endro was checking in to
>adneral problems. What does this mean also?
>
>--
>Karen
>

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