What are the sign of Insulin resistance?
Posted on Feb 25, 2010 under insulin resistance | 2 CommentsWhat are the sign of Insulin resistance? ( i am 14 years old and i am pretty sure i have PCOS and i am not really over weight, but i am 5’1 and around 135 pounds and i have A REAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLY hard time losing it but i heart that Metformin can help me lose weight, but only if i am insulin resistant)
Signs of Insulin Resistance:
1. Fatigue.
2. Brain fogginess and inability to focus.
3. High blood sugar.
4. Intestinal bloating.
5. Sleepiness, especially following a carbohydrate-heavy meal.
6. Weight gain, fat storage, difficulty losing weight. (This does not mean high weight, it means high body fat. There *is* a difference.)
7. Increased blood triglyceride levels.
8. Increased blood pressure.
9. Depression.
Metformin is not a weightloss drug. It’s a treatment for type 2 diabetes that just so happens to also make you lose weight if you’re insulin resistant and you switch to it *from* insulin. PCOS doesn’t necessarily mean you have diabetes. Some body types just happen to have a harder time losing weight than others. It sucks.
I know that nobody ever actually follows this advice, but ASK YOUR DOCTOR. Seriously, they know more about the drug, your history, and possible side effects. Just because you think you have PCOS, doesn’t mean you do. Just because you heard that Metformin can help you lose weight, it doesn’t mean it can. Tests have to be run, results have to be examined and compared. It’s far beyond the scope of what this website is capable of.
Those symptoms I listed above? Each one could be caused by a thousand different things that *aren’t* insulin resistance. Heck, I have six of the nine and don’t have it. I’m not even at risk for having it.
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February 26th, 2010 at 2:30 am
Ask your doctor.
Girls/women with PCOS are not always insulin resistant. I have had PCOS since I was 17 (I’m 47 now) and have never been insulin resistant. I have never been on Metformin.
Check with your doctor. He/she would know your body best.
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February 26th, 2010 at 2:55 am
Signs of Insulin Resistance:
1. Fatigue.
2. Brain fogginess and inability to focus.
3. High blood sugar.
4. Intestinal bloating.
5. Sleepiness, especially following a carbohydrate-heavy meal.
6. Weight gain, fat storage, difficulty losing weight. (This does not mean high weight, it means high body fat. There *is* a difference.)
7. Increased blood triglyceride levels.
8. Increased blood pressure.
9. Depression.
Metformin is not a weightloss drug. It’s a treatment for type 2 diabetes that just so happens to also make you lose weight if you’re insulin resistant and you switch to it *from* insulin. PCOS doesn’t necessarily mean you have diabetes. Some body types just happen to have a harder time losing weight than others. It sucks.
I know that nobody ever actually follows this advice, but ASK YOUR DOCTOR. Seriously, they know more about the drug, your history, and possible side effects. Just because you think you have PCOS, doesn’t mean you do. Just because you heard that Metformin can help you lose weight, it doesn’t mean it can. Tests have to be run, results have to be examined and compared. It’s far beyond the scope of what this website is capable of.
Those symptoms I listed above? Each one could be caused by a thousand different things that *aren’t* insulin resistance. Heck, I have six of the nine and don’t have it. I’m not even at risk for having it.
References :
Wikipedia