pcos

Hi there, I am currently living abroad and have just been prescribed metformin (2x500mg daily) after a 11.4mmol/L fasting BG level. I am reticent to start taking this without first adjusting my diet and activity levels and trying to improve my sleep and anxiety, which have all been less than...

Hello all, I do hope you are all safe and well. I was wondering and hoping that someone or several of you can offer some assistance/support In 2013 I was diagnosed as having TYPE 2 - this was on and off for some time, until finally I saw an endocrinologist who did genetic testing to confirm...

Hi All, I've just been reading my way through so many threads on here and it seems as though everyone is really supportive and knowledgeable so thought I may tap into some of that if I may. On Friday I was diagnsed with Insulin resistant PCOS, adrenal fatigue (HPA axis disruption), menopause...

Hello to everyone :) I've been readying this forum for a while and find it very very useful so thanks to everyone that contribute! My story is quite similar to those I have already read here. I have been having the RP symptoms since I remember, not knowing what's wrong. It wasn't that often...

Hi all! So I was warned this would happen. I have PCOS and should have been taking better care of myself. Over the last week I've noticed I'm having a lot of type 2 symptoms. Needing the loo constantly. Always thirsty, numbness in fingers and feet/ankles. Blurred vision. I started taking my...

Hello all, I believe this is actually my first ever post on a forum....anywhere! I'm more of a sit and read in the background kind of gal.... So please be patient! I have PCOS which is closely linked to T2 diabetes in the sense of how my body deals with any form of carbohydrate/insulin etc...

Hi everyone, I'm not sure if I have done this right but I was hoping that you would be able to help me please. Background - I'm 34 and I was diagnosed with PCOS around twenty years ago and receive no treatment/medication. My adult weight has fluctuated between 14st and 23st at my heaviest. I...

Hi all, Just signed up to engage with PCOS people to seek support in helping my wife, & I, learn how to control/regulate diet and weight loss to enable us to progress with fertility treatment. My wife was diagnosed with PCOS many years ago whilst in her teens. We have been to several...

I've been diagnosed as type 1 since 16. Am now in my mid 30s and have found out I have PCOS, which you're born with. But according to what I can read, PCOS normally leads to type 2 diabetes...not type 1. I have always had a problem with my weight, but at the time of diagnosis I had lost a bit...

Hi, This thread is for my sister, who is 19 years old now. She was diagnosed with PCOS two years back with BG level around 130 mg/dl. She was also 28 KGs overweight (ideal weight should have been 60-65 KG) at the time of diagnosis. She was put on metformin 500 and was told to start exercising...

Hi I am insulin resistant I have pcos and high blood sugars I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in October last year i was put on gabapentin which made me put 2 stone in weight on in 2 short month I decided to come off gabapentin. And start keto diet as had been on it previously since starting...

And that I'm now going to be paying the price. I am 22, and had type 2 diabetes for many years, but ate correctly, exercised more and became none diabetic roundabout almost a year ago. Still suffering from Pcos however, I still tested my blood sugars, and they were in lovely 5's, and would...

Tim O'Dowd on PCOS being within the remit of Insulin Resistance. An enjoyable and informative presentation of less than 20 minutes.

Hello everyone, I am extremely new to worrying about blood sugar and insulin. Recently, due to other symptoms, I got a PCOS check advanced from Medichecks that also had insulin and blood sugar tests included. I am very confused by my results and the doctor's comments were not very helpful. I...

First off, hello everyone! I'm super stoked to have found this forum - FINALLY, I've found other people who are like me! I know I've written a lot, but I hope it's at least entertaining - it has been a strange journey for sure. I've been dealing with reactive hypoglycemia from the moment I hit...

Hello, I’m very new to this so I don’t know how to handle anything. I recently developed chronic tingling (it never stops and is very frustrating) in my feet and I just want to know if this is normal? Will this stop if I get my BG in control? Or does it (the stopping) happen gradually? Or will...

Hello everyone, My husband and I have been trying for a baby for the past 2 years without any joy. Last week I saw a practice nurse to begin some fertility investigations. This morning she called to tell me that she suspects I have diabetes and PCOS and that I had a HBA1C of 105mmol. I know...

Right, I've been measuring my blood glucose for a couple of weeks now. Acknowledging that we are not medical professionals, what are your thoughts on the below readings? My HBA1C was 40mmol (risen from 36 the year before) and I have family history of type 2 (grandfather and uncle). My BMI is...

Hi all, I am being tested for PCOS as a scan, and then follow up scan, show cystic ovaries. My bloods came back with HbA1c level as 40 mmol/mol which is within normal range (although, for me, worryingly close to pre-diabetic). My doctor is being great and has referred me on to a gynea but as...

I’ve had T1D for 4.5 years and have recently been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). I’ve been put on Metformin to treat the PCOS, and was wondering if anyone else has experience of using Metformin as a T1 diabetic? I have also been doing the 5:2 diet recently, and often eat...