Does having PCOS make u high at risk to get diabetes/like if u have pcos are u at high risk of getting it?
Why or Why not?
If so how does it?
What ALL should I do?
PCOS ladies are insulin-resistant. Your body doesn't know how to use the insulin it has to make your glucose (sugar) work as well as it should. Type 2 diabetes is a similar problem, just to a greater degree. This is why the diabetic-sensitizing drug metformin is helpful for PCOS patients.
Have your glucose /insulin ratio checked by your ob/gyn. Also request a Hemoglobin A1c test to check your average glucose levels over the past 2-3 months.
And EXERCISE. Unlike metformin, EXERCISE is recommended for all pcos patients - not just for weight control, but because it helps regulate hormones - sometimes better than meds.
I myself have PCOS and Diabetes.. I had IR at one time but was on a steriod for headaches and it pushed me over the edge to getting Diabetes. So, just be careful if you are IR you dont wanna develop type two diabetes.
I myself have PCOS and Diabetes.. I had IR at one time but was on a steriod for headaches and it pushed me over the edge to getting Diabetes. So, just be careful if you are IR you dont wanna develop type two diabetes.
How did your steriod medince cause u to get diabetes???
I dont understand that
Some medications like steroids, antidepressants, birth control, and blood pressure medications can cause your blood sugar to surge higher (or create more IR) while you are on them. I am 25 now and have pre-diabetes, mine started as reactive hypoglycemia at the age of 15 and continued to progress, my endo thinks in 5 years or so I will have full blown diabetes. An interesting thing-- I do not have IR according to my tests, so it is something else (as far as the blood sugar is concerned).
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Having PCOS usually means you are insulin resistant or glucose intolerant heading towards being insulin resistant there fore having PCOS ...having cysts of your ovaries is just a symptom of that.. I don't even tell people I have PCOS as I feel it is old fashioned. Men can be insulin resistanct but they dont' have ovaries so don't have PcOS if they had ovaries men would have PcOS too. Its like saying you have hair falling out disease ifyou have cancer and having chemo, cysts are just a symtpom of high insulin which changes hormones in the body...also in early stages of being insulin resistant say when one has not yet put on much weight.. you might even not have the cysts.. then slowly the symptoms creep up... hairloss, extra facial hair, longer or missing cylces, weight gain, increased appetite, fat deposists mainly around stomach upper stomach waist, cravings for carbs and sweet things, tired after high GI foods, the list goes on.
Anyway to answer your question YES... I'd say most women who have PCOs there fore have insulin resistnace (ie have high insulin levels)... are at great danger of getting Type 2 diabetes later in life.
Espeically if you do not take metformin, do not exercise, have a sedenary job and do not eat low GI carb foods!!!!
Also alot of PCOS women who do get pregnant suffer from GEstational diabetes... and women who have GD during preganncy my endo said most have type 2 or neary towards type 2 diabets within 10 years of that preganncy... but if one takes metformin, exericies alot and makes a strict effort to eat lOw gi carbs, no sweett hings, not too much alcohol etc.. you can delay onset or avoid getting diabetes type 2.
My mother is one of those. Tennis, walking, Looking after her diet is probably the only reason why she has not got diabetes now. She 65 and in great health.
Taking met longterm can also reduce your chance of getting.
Alzeimbers which is linked to longterm inflammation there for high insulin levels also:
heart disease
all types of cancer - breast and uterine espeically.
type 2 diabetes
All diseases or illnesses related to being overweight or obese.
I recently saw an endocrinologist who acted like I would definitely get diabetes in the next few years. Surprising, considering he did no blood tests whatsoever or any other tests for that matter.
I had the same questions as you do. I'm definitely going to read those articles and more importantly, find a new endocrinologist!
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Insulin resistance is linked to PCOS, but all people with POCS are NOT insulin resistant. There aren't consistant numbers out there, but most studies seem to say about 50 - 60% of women with PCOS are insulin resistant or diabetic. Too much insulin is one of the things that causes the body to produce excess androgens.
It seems as though lifestyle management can have the biggest impact for PCOS patients (whether it is to control IR or prevent it).
Sweetgirl55- This is off topic, but I wanted to let you know I have tried to reply to your PM and it won't let me because I don't have enough posts. Sorry I haven't been ignoring it!
I have PCOS and have to watch my blood sugar levels as they can drop like a stone very quickly. My biggest challenge is eating when Im not hungry, to keep them up. By the time I am hungry, or even before Im hungry, my blood sugar levels can do a huge nose dive and I have a very very hard time recovering from it...
Hi ladies. I came across this forum, and wanted to know if any of you with PCOS and Diabetes, have problems with not having a cycle. I'm Type II
I am type II and have really irregular cycles. Sometimes I won't have them for months, then other times they last for a couple of weeks. But lately since my diet and blood sugar have been under better control they don't seem quite so erratic.
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PCOS & Diabetes??? 
