I'm the same way. I can tell that a women has insulin resistance (PCOS) by the way she deposits fat on her body. ie not everyone who is fat has PCOS it has to been mainly concentrated in uppper body for a boxy look, fat upper arms. Alot of thick visceral fat on UPPER stomach as opposed to lower stomach and things on normal women.
Hair loss of course (but only if they have the hairloss gene)
Extra hair.
Sometimes muscular legs - I notice when my weight got done and on met and low GI eating - my legs became more feminine which was good as they started to get too musuclar.
AN's around neck and skin tags.
I feel the same - I want to say something as I think a lot of women are totally uneducated about insuln resistance and don't know they have it.. and won't know as they wont go to doc - they think I'm just that way thats it. Its sad really as if they get on the met, learn about low GI eating and exercise - it can change their lives.. and extend their life.
Having insulin resistance long term makes you much more likely to get Type 2 diabetes, all types of cancer, alzeimhers and lots of other things.. Its really important to low GI carb and exercise and be on met if need be PERMaNENTLY to prevent these problems long term..
Not to mention being a healthy way, saving or slowing hair - which can be devasting to women - I was only diagnosed at 33 and wish my GP had listened to me a lot earlier at 29 when I had gone to her and said I am fat around middle, losing my hair, feel tired after eating carbs and crave sugar and have a huge appetite....
It was there in black and white but because I was still getting cycles and realltively thin she said
"OH you can't have PcOS".... I did - I was getting it... when i reached 78 or 79 kgs (I am tall 175cm).. my cycles stoppped that is when I INSISTED on being referred to an endocrinelogist - who diagnosed me and finally put me on met and ruled out cushings as I even had a slight hump on back.. ..
So yeah I understand where you are coming from but now I don't bother as I found people not interested in what I have to say and sometimes just say yes yes and not do anything or dont' believe me.. |