Body hair and Libido.
Prior to being diagnosed I had another long term condition ( prolactinoma) that causes havoc on all the bodies hormones and despite being told my levels were good whilst on medication... there was a lot of things about my health/body that still felt very off.
I was constantly retaining huge amounts of water... being a male I high had a high sex drive but was unable to perform and for a guy in his 30s had very little to no hair on my arms/legs/body etc... and had managed to maintain a very youthful baby face... people always thought i was younger than I was.
I attributed this to the prolactinoma causing secondary hypogonadism the Doctor felt I may have had this tumor since early teens and was the reason for delayed puberty etc... not that I was aware of this... I just thought how I was was normal... looking back I can see this wasn't the case I was upbeat,friendly always in a good mood and not some brooding hormonal teenage guy like most of my mates.
On top of this I also had adrenal issues causing insufficient production of cortisol... but again my meds according to the doctor had taken care of all this but I never felt it really.
Since going low carb my diabetes was reversed from the initial diagnosis to the next blood test a few months later and i'm now starting to see hairs on chest,arms,legs and thankfully not the back lol! and I feel healthier than I have in 20 years.
There is of course my very high cholesterol levels that the Doctor is concerned about since the switch but I'm hoping this will correct in time because I feel great.
Ohh yes and almost forgot my heartburn/gerd has gone! and it used to be so severe I'd wake up with a mouthful of this burning liquid thinking it would burn right through my mouth... not had it in months... since dropping carbs and in particular gluten/wheat which i believe was the trigger.
Prior to being diagnosed I had another long term condition ( prolactinoma) that causes havoc on all the bodies hormones and despite being told my levels were good whilst on medication... there was a lot of things about my health/body that still felt very off.
I was constantly retaining huge amounts of water... being a male I high had a high sex drive but was unable to perform and for a guy in his 30s had very little to no hair on my arms/legs/body etc... and had managed to maintain a very youthful baby face... people always thought i was younger than I was.
I attributed this to the prolactinoma causing secondary hypogonadism the Doctor felt I may have had this tumor since early teens and was the reason for delayed puberty etc... not that I was aware of this... I just thought how I was was normal... looking back I can see this wasn't the case I was upbeat,friendly always in a good mood and not some brooding hormonal teenage guy like most of my mates.
On top of this I also had adrenal issues causing insufficient production of cortisol... but again my meds according to the doctor had taken care of all this but I never felt it really.
Since going low carb my diabetes was reversed from the initial diagnosis to the next blood test a few months later and i'm now starting to see hairs on chest,arms,legs and thankfully not the back lol! and I feel healthier than I have in 20 years.
There is of course my very high cholesterol levels that the Doctor is concerned about since the switch but I'm hoping this will correct in time because I feel great.
Ohh yes and almost forgot my heartburn/gerd has gone! and it used to be so severe I'd wake up with a mouthful of this burning liquid thinking it would burn right through my mouth... not had it in months... since dropping carbs and in particular gluten/wheat which i believe was the trigger.
