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Re: Anyone from the UK?, I have some questions.
From: Lin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 2 Jun 2003 16:04:23 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks Mel. I'm not sure how helpful my dr is going to be as she is
reluctant to even refer me for an insulin resistance test. Perhaps I
ought to be a little more insistant.
At Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Mel wrote:
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>Hi Lin
>
>I am in the UK, based in Surrey.
>
>My GP actually perscribes Met as standard treatment after testing for
>IR, it really depends on your practice and how open minded they are. I
>have private medical cover, so I was referred by my GP. However, I
>called Bupa before hand and asked for a list of specialists in my area,
>and discussed them with my GP before I made an appointment ( my previous
>specialists was a really unpleasant man and i was not go=ing down that
>road again)If you go to your GP armed with facts and studies to back up
>your reasoning for wanting to try Met, it may help
>
>I follow sugar busters diet and find that you can get low carb food in
>health food shops. Saying that, i try to eat few carbs and then only
>complex carbs. It has been a great wieght loss boost for me ( 2 dress
>sizes and counting). I have also founf acupuncture helpfull. I have my
>second appoointment this week, it has boosted my energy and reduced my
>apetite already after one session and I am far less crabby with dh.
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>I hope this helps, good luck!
>
>Take great care
>
>--
>Mel
>
>At Sun, 1 Jun 2003, Lin wrote:
>>
>>I'm 41 this year, have not been able to have children, but have reached
>>the stage where I am at peace with this. I have had several problems
>>that more or less started when my doctor advised me to come off the pill
>>because I have been on it for so long. I think all these problems are a
>>result of having PCOS but being on the pill masked them. The questions
>>I have are;
>>How easy is it to get prescribed metformin in the UK other than for
>>infertility?
>>Are there any Endocrineologists in or around the Somerset/ Bristol Area
>>that I could ask my doctor to refer me to? (so far I have just had a
>>referal to a Gynaecologist, and I'm not sure that's appropriate when I
>>don't want children.)
>>Where can you buy low carb food in the UK?
>>Thanks.
>>
>>--
>>Lin
>>
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Lin
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