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Originally Posted by nicky610  After years of knowing there is something not right with me, I finally got diagnosed with "Lean PCOS." I have always struggled with my weight, but been able to maintain a BMI of about 24. Considering I run over 20 miles a week, do strength training and eat a healthy diet, its quite frustrating.
My Gynecologist diagnosed me when my LH:FSH ratio was 4:1 and put me on birth control (yasmin). I have been on it for a couple of weeks now and so far my acne has increased significantly and my body termostat has gone wack!! I go from sweating like crazy to freezing cold.
I mentioned starting Metforming to my doctor and she just told "to not worry about it" and I dont need Metformin.
I am deadly terrified of getting diabetes. I have noticed that sometimes when I eat something really sweet, I am getting a sugar rush. It feels as if I can feel my blood rushing through my body. Is this something to worry about?
Should I go see an endocrinologist? Or any other kind of doctor? I feel like my doc hasnt explained everything very well to me and the more research I do, the more I am getting scared!
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Hi Nicky,
I understand the frustrations of your doctor not cooperating with you. I am in a much similar position, well, actually my doctor won't discuss anything beyond birth control with me right now and therefore a lot of what I am doing and have learned has been self researched. Also I encourage you to search these forums more... I have learned way more here than I have in the last several years!! Also if you are feeling frustrated with your doctor maybe it is time for you to go and see an endo... you need to be able to work with someone who you feel comfortable with, and you feel is giving you the right information and treatment. You're paying for it girl!!! Why should you pay for something you're not getting?
I would heed my own advice on this if I wasn't in such a small area... LOL! I'm in the process of looking for a new doctor as well, but I am moving so I am not sure how my insurance will react to this,... so I'm sort of in a sit still. But again, you need to feel comfortable with who you are working with. It's very important. Also if Yasmin is affecting you so badly you need to talk to the doctor about that as well. I was on it for 6 years and the worst side effect that it gave me was an almost non existent sex drive. However you might also like to think long term... a lot of doctors these days are more than ready to prescribe BCP for any menstral irregularities, however it isn't good to maintain for long periods. So that is something else you may want to consider for the long run. Yes Yasmin helped regulate period, and clear my skin, and slow down excess hair growth but I didn't feel that it was healthy to be on long term.
I have also struggled with weight in the past... I don't know what my BMI is... but I recently found out about diet causing problems in PCOS. The part that made me mad was I thought I was eating a healthy diet by having a balanced meal and keeping away from as much preserved foods as possible... however I found out about PCOS and insulin resistance. I don't know if you know the connection that it can have, or what type of diet you are on, but they say that a low carb diet can not only help you lose weight, but also maintain and help reverse PCOS. I found this site that I think really explains things well, its something you might be interested in checking out... and discussing with your doctor or endo...
http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/Insulite-PCOS-System.php
I am currently taking these natural supplements and working on a low carb diet, with which I have lost some weight even though I wasn't really trying. To me it makes sense to deal with things naturally, however you need to find what works for you.
Also, I think it's great that you've been excercising regularly, however my mom went through some similar issues where she would do cardio for two hours a day and wasn't losing anything. She later found out that her problem was food allergies. Ever since she cut out the foods that were bothering her she's been able to keep off the weight with a realistic amount of excercise. I Have back problems which keep me from excercising as regularly as I'd like, but with the diet and supplements I am able to maintain pretty well. Of course everyone's body is different and functions differently, but there's this quote by Cher that I will never forget, "Eat what you want 20% of the time and how you should 80% of the time." This doesn't work for everyone, but is a guideline that I've been able to run my life by fairly well, whenever those numbers become out of balance is when I have troubles.
Also you say you run a lot? Cardio excercise is really good for you, but with having back injuries and a knee injury caused by running it is really bad for you long term, both for back and knees. Some really good alternative excercises that work as well as running without causing long term injuries are brisk walks, and bicycling. They give you the same work out, without the strain on the joints in the knees and back. I am personally a big fan of bicycling, and on a good day I can go up to 30 miles or so.
Anyway, Hope that some of this can help. This is what I have personally learned anyway.
Good luck on finding the answers that you need.
