So I need some advice..

Aleeluh

Aleeluh

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First of all I know I am not that educated in the "good" and "bad" foods.. so try not to laugh. You guys really impress me with your knowledge so I thought I could get some of your opinions and advice on a few health issues I may or may not have. :]

Yesterday I went to a endocrinologist. She said from looking at my past blood work that she was for sure I didn't have a thyroid problem ( we expected this because it runs in my family on my mom's side through the women) but yay thats not what it is.

She said that I show signs of being Pre- Diabetic. My mom has Diabetes so does both of my grandparents. Something about my neck and dark lining - so I am going to get all those tests done here at my local doctor, she also did more blood work when I was there.

Another thing she said is that I probably have Insulin Resistance.. like I said I am not to good with all this but I am sure that everything is linked together.

The last few things she talked about was my body producing to much testosterone and estrogen .I had some female problems and she thinks this is the cause of all of that.

Ok, here is a stupid question. She was looking over my blood work and saw something and was like, Well- thats Weird. She asked me if I was crying when they did the blood work. She was really puzzled why my doctor did not repeat the blood work. What hormone would be out of whack if I was crying during the time the blood was drawn? I forgot the abbreviation she used for it.. and would like to research more.

When I go back to her in three weeks she is going to look over all the blood work I have done here with me, and also the ones she took there. She said she is setting me up with a dietitian.

If anyone knows anything about any of this stuff please explain- because I am all a little confused. :[ What foods should I avoid? What is the dietitian going to say? Thanks guys!
 
I'm not a dietician so I have no idea what they will say.. but

Insulin Resistance and PCOS (poly cystic ovarian syndrome) seems to be the disease du jour - and as much as I've researched it for other people, I'm not 100 percent sure what it really is.. Some of the symptoms are weight gain, hair growth in places you might not expect hair to grow, mood swings can come with it I've heard, and difficulty in losing weight.

What I do know is the suggested diet for it is basically a diet that a diabetic would be on - which is a fairly healthy diet.

No sugars, limited white flour, high in protein and vegetables.
 
maleficent said:
I'm not a dietician so I have no idea what they will say.. but

Insulin Resistance and PCOS (poly cystic ovarian syndrome) seems to be the disease du jour - and as much as I've researched it for other people, I'm not 100 percent sure what it really is.. Some of the symptoms are weight gain, hair growth in places you might not expect hair to grow, mood swings can come with it I've heard, and difficulty in losing weight.

What I do know is the suggested diet for it is basically a diet that a diabetic would be on - which is a fairly healthy diet.

No sugars, limited white flour, high in protein and vegetables.
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Thanks Mal :] I read and read about some of this stuff and still have a hard time understanding it all sometimes. =P
 
since you've got an appointment with the dietician coming up - you mightwant to write down a bunch of your questions to take with you - having them written down makes it a lot easier to remember them...
 
I have PCOS also. My endocrinologist has me on metformin and Byetta. Both are diabetic drugs being used off label.
The PCOS does make it much harder to loose weight. Most PCOS people overproduce insulin. For me personally, I was at 38 the last time I had it tested. The top end of the Normal range is 17. The metformin helps my body recognize the insulin so I then don't produce as much. The overproduction of insulin in part leads to the obesity since the abundance of insulin tells the body store the sugar, store the sugar instead of allowing you to burn it as easily.
The Byetta is a twice daily injection (yeah lotsa fun). It slows down how long the food is in the stomach so makes you feel fuller and you eat less. It also helps prevent blood sugar spikes.

For me I have found that a lower carb diet works best.

PCOS also gets two hormones out of whack with each other. LH & FSH should be a 1:1 ratio. In most PCOS people they are a 2:1 or higher.
LH- Luteinizing hormone and FSH- follicle stimulating hormone.

I have found over time that once I had been on the metformin for about 9 months my menstrual cycle became much more regular. I was warned by the endocrinologist that once this happened I would be much more likely to actually be fertile. (I don't want to get pregnant)

In addition to the the excess weight I have the hairy arms, the hair on the chin, I had the irregular periods.
For some people going on "the pill" helps regulate the periods- this was not an option for be due to a prior history of blood clots from "the Pill".

Good luck with the PCOS. Ask the dietician and the endocrinologist lots of questions. That is what they are there for. It has made my weight loss very difficult and it can be frustrating at times.

Maleficent-I am not sure if PCOS is the disease du jour as much as there is now a greater awareness and it is now getting properly diagnosed. 8 years ago I used the internet to diagnos myself since my PCP seemed absolutely incapable of doing it for me. (I have since changed PCP)
 
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