applebear

I am reposting this, so sorry if you read it on another board...however I went into more detail on this board, so hopefully you ladies can help me out more. I don't know what this all means for sure...can someone please help??

Repost......

I'm sorry for posting twice in one day, however I just got a letter from my obgyn. She did some more bloodwork while I was up there and she says my glucose is 86, which is normal. However the glocose to insulin ratio indicates insulin resistance. She goes on to say the treatment for this is birth control [all ready on-yasmin].

I should mention I have not tech been diagonosed with pcos [anyone who has read my post on the depression board knows my story...which I just don't have the strength to go through it all again]. However, I strongly feel I have pcos, as well as the doctors...but won't do anything because they can't say it's 'fact.' Wouldn't the above info be another sign of pcos? Isn't the glucose to insulin ratio resistance be a big sign? And wouldn't this make me a good canidate for the drug met [sorry don't remember the spelling-however I think most pcos people know it], which I have been asking my doctor for since the begging because I think it would help? Would she be more likely to give it to me now?

I am calling my doctor to find out more, however I wanted to go in armed...know a bit more about what I'm talking about. I would greatly appreciate any info.

PS She also said I may be at risk for developing diabetes in the future.....things just keep getting better. [I'm being sarcastic of coarse].

LaurieAnne83

I dont know that the glucose can really tella nything. Fasting insulin is the maint est in my mind. Normal is under 17.. 17 and above meeans you have high insulin. I had a 22.. but anything over 10, which most doctor don't know, indicates higher than normal insulin.. and should be treated. I went to like 10 doctors, three endocrinologists, and none of them treated me even though I have high choleseterol, super high triglycerides, acne, hair growht, hair loss, obese, and I have no periods. The main sign of PCOS--besides tests if not having periods regularly. If you have like 6 or less a year.. I have like 4, with no birth control pills ( i am on them now..and always have them)< then that should be enough for PCOS.. when you donj't have a period you get cysts. You don't have to have high insulin to have PCOS. ANyway, I had drs give me bcp and yasmin, but no one would give me glucophage, except one endocrinologist. But he was too far away and it made me sick, and i never went back..so i went to someone closer.. when i realized i started off too high and id be willing to take it. But he said, other testing didnt show anything abnormal or something.. anyway.. so I got sick of it and now I order everything online at inhouse pharmacy.. I get diane=35, aldactone, and i am taking just 2 mg of avandia and 500 of glucophage because I'm afraid to take more because of liver damage since I don't have a dr monitoring me. If you want a diagnosis for sure youll have to get a vaginal ultrasound--but I refuse to go to an gyn. But you should get your fasting insulin checked, and not having periods should be enough, but it takes several drs to find one willing.. so youll just have to get copies of all your tests and go to gyns or endocrnologsts that will give it to you. Seriously. If I were going to do it again I'd call before I made an appt to find one that is an expert in PCOS.