Doc said everything looked good so I'm not IR. Does that sound right?
I was sick the day of the test (sinus infection) and had accidentally taken a swig of Robitussin (which I didn't realize had sugar in it until after the fact) at 1:30am that morning...but the results shouldn't have been affected by that, right? I've had a regular fasting glucose level taken before, and it's typically been in the 80-82 range...so 78 sounds about right.
Have you ever had your fasting insulin levels drawn?
There are some 'experts' that believe IR can't be diagnosed just from a GTT. They recommend having insulin levels drawn at the same time as each of the other draws.
Aw, don't lose hope. Try to get them to order a fasting insulin, even just by itself. There is a lot of evidence that states that a fasting insulin over 10 indicates at least some insulin resistance.
I've had both done as well. As the other post states, some drs disagree about which one to use for IR. My RE did the glucose test with the drink and all...she labeled my not IR, then I just met with an internal med dr the specializes in PCOS and she had me do the fasting test (no food, water, drink from midnight till test time) to check insulin levels. She also had me do that fasting one because I had gestational diabetes while pg with DS. I'm still waiting the results of that one.
She (the specialist) said that there is a newer group of PCOS women (meaning only about 3 years ago did they recognize this group) that have regular levels in most areas. For those women, metformin probably wouldn't really make that big of a difference when it comes to ttc.
I noticed your weight and that was me when I started ttc #1. I got pg on round 2 of clomid. I have since (5 yrs later) gained weight (now around 140) due to depression (m/c) and inj for ttc #2 (that added to depression and really made me gain some weight). The specialist said that I just really need to modify my diet (mainly quite drinking so much Dr P) and start exercising on a regular basis. That, in her studies, works better for her patients that metformin. She specializes in studying PCOS patients and the cardiologic aspects of it.
So I am going to get off the couch and start walking. I was just happy to hear that just because I have PCOS I am destined to gain weight since many have weight issues. It was almost like I was "sitting" here waiting for the weight to appear...I just need to get it in my mind that I can control some aspects of this syndrome.