brendababy

Hello,
I was just wondering if anyone out there would know if glucophage xr would have anything to do with elevated cholesterol. My cholesterol was always a little on the elevated side, but I just had my bloodwork done and the cholesterol is up to 299!!! Has anyone else noticed that theirs is higher since starting glucophage or am I just cheating too much on my diet...(i am sure that is probably the answer, darn it)..
Thanks,
Brenda

christyz

Cholest. is frequently elevated in PCOS women...but Met should be *decreasing* the IR and weight issues that contribute to elevated labs.

If you are struggling with your diet (Although *Some* cheating is neccessary..if your diet's too strict, who can stay on it?) that would most definetly be a factor. Are you exercising at all? Exercise really helps the met work (Along with diet) by lowering insulin and other hormones faster. If you give it all the help you can, you'll see those numbers slowly come down soon.

Also, how long have you been on Met? Met takes many months to get really rolling in your system, and if your switch to Met is fairly recent (3-6 months or so) you may need more time. My Dr told me that chemical levels are not instantly fixed....they take time on the drug to respond.

Good luck!

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SheriKCMO

Brenda,
Mine went straight down on regular met. I hope yours starts going the right way!
Sheri

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