Insulin Resistance and Diabetes

Can Insulin resistance be cured? Will my insulin levels go back to normal with treatment?

my insulin levels are really high. mine is 31 (normal is 5-13). im a normal weight (5′3" & 110 lbs) but my diet isn’t the best. i have a major sweet tooth and some days i only eat ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner. my doctor said i need to star eating better and exercising.. if i do that.. will my insulin levels go back to normal eventually? or are they always going to be high?

Insulin resistance is the basis for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Now to answer your question, no your resistance will not be cured, but managed. Exercise will improve your insulin response so it is a very good thing to do, and watch your weight as an increased weight is a risk factor for type 2. Eating sugar will not cause diabetes but the weight gain can. I believe you should watch yourself very carefully from now on and listen to your doctors.

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just checked and i have a polisystic ovary…need some tips..?

im on medication of metformin and my obgyne wanted me to low my carbs intake though im not really fatty but she said there is a resistance of insulin so i need to cut down my sugar n carbs or i should be on strict diet, i just started for a week now but still confused on what are the right foods for me i mean those foods best alternate the carbs coz i really fell so empty giddy and so hungry..pls help me..also my dr. required me to have at least 30 mins of cardiovascular exercise thats 1 thing make me so hungry also..for the sake of havin an angel im willing to do alll this but want some tips from u all and also share to me if u had some experiences like this to know how effective are my treatments now…im taking metformin and folic acid only…what are the healthy foods for me since im ttc, foods that low in carbs…your suggestions guys are very much appreciated…thank u….

If you are confused about what foods are low carb try reading some of the low carb diet books like: "Atkins" "The South Beach Diet" "The Sonoma Diet" (I think). Most of these books have a companion book that details low carb foods.

I did the low carb diet for almost two years and was very happy with "The South Beach Diet" They focus on low carb and heart healthy foods. It was an easy diet for me to follow and stay with. The book recommended eating protein like yogurt and nuts for your mid-day snacks cause they take longer to digest. Also lots of green vegetables, the fibers in them keep you satisfied longer.

I also found the exercise to help the most with those few extra pounds.

Hope this helps a little, and good luck.

My big secret and most can not deal with it, was always having fresh cut celery handy. If I had the munchies I just ate two or three stalks and I was good, but I could also eat five or six and it didn't hurt. It does get old eating it all the time, but it worked for me.

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Could I have PCOS?

I've been looking up some symptoms online and I may have PCOS? I've never had regular periods, I gain weight no matter what I do (exercise, diet,etc) and have been overweight my whole life, I have acne (even though I'm almost 20), and seem to have PMS symptoms all the time, my husband and I have also been TTC #1 for 17 months with no luck (he is also 20 and has healthy sperm). I'm not insulin resistance (I had it checked because of family history of diabetes) Could I have PCOS?, if so what are the treatment options, any success stories, espically naturally conceiving?
I have some excess hair growth, but nothing serious.
Didn't bother me Jess.

Yes you most definitely could. Go to your GP for blood work. You will also need a pelvic ultrasound so they can visualize the ovaries and see if there are old follicles hanging around. A lot of doctors prescribe Metformin, a drug usually used for type2 diabetics. Aside from helping with insulin resistance it can be very effective at regulating cycles and can help with ovulation.

I was diagnosed in the fall with PCOS and have been actively ttc since Jan 08. I'm on Metformin and am also receiving acupuncture and Chinese herbs as a complementary therapy from a TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine Doc). Acupuncture is very helpful in the treatment of PCOS and management of symptoms. My cycles are beautifully regular now!

I recommend getting a hold of a book called 'The PCOS Diet Book'. Its got a lot of useful info re: PCOS and also explains why a woman with PCOS needs to eat certain foods in certain combinations to control her symptoms. It sounds like a lot of work…but really its totally doable. Its mostly about combining carbs and proteins and eating frequent small meals.

Best of luck…and if it is PCOS, don't despair, there are a lot of us fellow PCOSers out there who are coping with it everyday…and having babies naturally too!

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PCOS essay?

i know its alot to read but can someone tell me if its ok for an essay.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
(PCOS)

Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome (PCOS) is an ovulation disorder and infertility that occurs in many women. Polycystic ovaries syndrome is a problem that occurs in with the ovaries. In PCOS, the ovaries are bigger than average, and the outer surface of the ovary has an abnormally large number of small follicles (the sac of fluid that grows around the egg under the influence of stimulating hormones from the brain). PCOS involves more than just the ovaries filled with small cysts which is associated with high male hormones. In PCOS, these follicles remain immature, never growing to full development or ovulating to make an egg capable of being fertilized. For the woman this means that she rarely ovulates (releases an egg) and so is less fertile. She also does not have regular periods and may go for many weeks without a period. Other features of the condition are excess weight and excess body hair. The condition is common infertile women and particularly common with women with ovulation problems (an incidence of about 75 percent). In the general population, around 25 percent of women will have polycystic ovaries seen on ultrasound examination but most have no other symptoms or signs of PCOS and are perfectly healthy.

It is not known if women are born with this condition, PCOS seems to run in families. Which means that something that causes the condition is inheritable. When PCOS is passed down the man’s side of the family, the men are not infertile, but they do have a tendency to become bald early in life, before the age of 30. While the research is in process they are trying to find out if there’s a clearly identifiable gene for PCOS. It seems like in the future one or two genes will be identified that play a fundamental role in determining a woman’s likelihood of developing this condition. Even if PCOS has a genetic basis, it is likely that not all women with the gene or genes will develop the condition. It is more likely to develop if there is a family history of diabetes (especially Type 2, the less severe type usually controlled by tablets), or if there is early baldness in the men in the family.
There are different type of symptoms to let you know if you have PCOS.
The ways in which PCOS shows itself are:

absent or infrequent periods a common symptom of PCOS. Periods can be as frequent as every five to six weeks, but could only occur once or twice a year or sometimes not even that.

more facial and body hair than usually found under the chin, on the upper lip, forearms, lower legs and on the abdomen (usually a vertical line of hair up to the umbilicus).

acne usually found only on the face..

overweigh also a common symptom in women with PCOS because their body cells are resistant to the sugar-control hormone insulin. This insulin resistance prevents cells using sugar in the blood normally and the sugar is kept there turns into fat instead.

miscarriage and hard to get pregnant without the help of a doctor. Spend more time at doctor visits than women without PCOS would. If not then more likely a miscarriage might happen.

most women with PCOS will have the ultrasound findings, where the menstrual cycle are not normal are found in around 66% of woman and obesity is found in 40%. The increase in hair and acne are found in up to 70% where the unbalanced hormones are found in up to 50% of women. Its likely that there are different stages of the disease throughout life. Younger women are more likely to have irregular periods, on the other had older women have other problems such as diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure), though their period patterns tend to become more regular. Women with PCOS also have more risk of strokes and heart attacks, but their death rate from these conditions is not increased.

The diagnosis is based on the patient’s symptoms and physical appearance. If the diagnosis seems likely because the patient might already have noticed some of the symptoms and the doctor will be doing different kinds of blood test such as female sex hormones, male se hormones, glucose, thyroid function tests and other hormone test along with an ultrasound examination to make sure everything is doing well in the abdomen. Once the diagnosis is made, nothing more needs to be done for some women, if their fertility is not an issue, if their weight is within normal limits, and if they do not have excess body hair. If any of the symptoms are an issue, then further advice and treatment, and possibly specialist referral might be needed.

There are several things that an a person can do if they have been developing some the symptoms that PCOS can cause. Much of this involves lifestyle changes to make sure that your weight is kept within normal limits (BMI between 19 and 25). Also because there is a risk of developing diabetes later in life and a little more higher risk of heart disease, low-fat and low-sugar options should be considered when making choices about what to eat or to drink. Weight loss, or maintaining weight below a certain level, will have the short-term benefit of increasing the successful treatment and the long-term benefits of reducing the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

Having PCOS in the life a women is very hard. When I was diagnose with PCOS I wasn’t real familiar with the syndrome but as I grew older into the teenage years I started noticing more of the syndromes and I wasn’t myself. I wanted to do so many stuff with friends of mine but didn’t feel confident of myself. I didn’t want people to look at me. As I grew older I learned to accept how my life was and I had to deal with it and get into treatment. It’s pretty hard trying to lose weight when having PCOS because I have to work out three times as more than a women without PCOS. You are gaining weight but don’t know why. You don’t eat much but still gaining and in points in your life, you lose weight and gain it back fast. Its awesome somewhat that I can control my symptoms when I am in treatment and its important not to give up, but its pretty hard going to doctor visits when I don’t have Medical Insurance Its gets real expensive all the medications you need to take.

I think that's really good for an essay.
If you wrote it, you did a good job.

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