A definition for you re insulin resistance:
- a condition where the body 'resists' the normal actions of the hormone insulin, that is, the body's response to insulin is defective. To ocvercome this resistance, the body secretes more insulin than normal. The vast majority of women with PCOS have severe insulin resistance & may have high insulin levels. Being overweight or obese increases the degree of i.r, but you can be very lean & still have PCOS and be insulin resistant. (from the book I mentioned above).
There are also more serious complications/risks that i.r can cause (not to scare you or anything) which include:
* the insulin resistance/metabolic syndrome
* type 2 diabetes
* thyroid disease leading to under or over active thyroid
* coronary artery disease
* stroke
* early miscarriages
* multiple pregnancies
* pre-eclampsia
* uterine cancer
* depression
* alzheimer's disease
So getting insulin resistance under control is really important in helping with PCOS symptoms, but could also help prevent the above conditions.
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Dx'ed PCOS 6/08. BP meds since 8/08. Met 2000mg 2/3/09 5th cycle 50mg clomid 12/21 - O'd CD 23-24 BFP 1/24/09 ended in M/C on 2/23/09
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6th cycle Clomid 50mg 4/14/09 - No O 7th cycle Clomid 100mg 5/!!/09 - BFP 6/4/09!!
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