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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 1789008" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>There is a slow release metformin that might not have the effect the other kind had. (I still call that period Metformin Hell. That made me determined to make a diet/lifestyle chang work!). But I did okay on gliclazide... Just didn't need it anymore.</p><p></p><p> They dropped the ball when they found my cyst; I had a replacement who didn't order follow up tests. And all I knew was that kids were a no-go. There were other issues, the cyst just was discovered by accident, so other things got more attention at the time... I was diabetic for YEARS before I found out, using our diabetic cat's meter when I was trying to find out why my liver was fatty. Urgh. And yeah, I know the not-a-proper-woman feeling. I have infertile friends -various reasons- and I don't see any of them as any less of a woman, but applying the same logic to yourself is a different story eh. (My legs are hairier than my husband's, which also doesn't help one feeling feminine! Thanks, PCOS!). So, no kids, but we love the cat to bits instead. Besides, everything I have is hereditary.... The migraines, rheumatism, hypothyroidism, PCOS, Type 2, introverted borderline personality disorder, clinical depression, anxiety, etc etc... Not thinking twice about giving my kid the mental and physical pain I've lived with all my life. So I guess in some way it was a blessing in my case, if I try really hard to find a silver lining. (Try really, REALLY hard)... </p><p></p><p> I have read up a lot about how low carb eating affects other things.... In the past year, once I got over the shock of the diagnosis, I did notice I got less panic attacks, and the depression doesn't seem to run anywhere near as deep as it did before. I seem to have a better grip. And Keto is sometimes effective in treating PCOS. But my bloodsugars are good, and I lost 20 kilo's, which were the original goals. I dunno... I just hope you'll find a way forward that works for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 1789008, member: 401801"] There is a slow release metformin that might not have the effect the other kind had. (I still call that period Metformin Hell. That made me determined to make a diet/lifestyle chang work!). But I did okay on gliclazide... Just didn't need it anymore. They dropped the ball when they found my cyst; I had a replacement who didn't order follow up tests. And all I knew was that kids were a no-go. There were other issues, the cyst just was discovered by accident, so other things got more attention at the time... I was diabetic for YEARS before I found out, using our diabetic cat's meter when I was trying to find out why my liver was fatty. Urgh. And yeah, I know the not-a-proper-woman feeling. I have infertile friends -various reasons- and I don't see any of them as any less of a woman, but applying the same logic to yourself is a different story eh. (My legs are hairier than my husband's, which also doesn't help one feeling feminine! Thanks, PCOS!). So, no kids, but we love the cat to bits instead. Besides, everything I have is hereditary.... The migraines, rheumatism, hypothyroidism, PCOS, Type 2, introverted borderline personality disorder, clinical depression, anxiety, etc etc... Not thinking twice about giving my kid the mental and physical pain I've lived with all my life. So I guess in some way it was a blessing in my case, if I try really hard to find a silver lining. (Try really, REALLY hard)... I have read up a lot about how low carb eating affects other things.... In the past year, once I got over the shock of the diagnosis, I did notice I got less panic attacks, and the depression doesn't seem to run anywhere near as deep as it did before. I seem to have a better grip. And Keto is sometimes effective in treating PCOS. But my bloodsugars are good, and I lost 20 kilo's, which were the original goals. I dunno... I just hope you'll find a way forward that works for you. [/QUOTE]
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