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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nicnak1997" data-source="post: 1412844" data-attributes="member: 279106">hi again,I read your very first blog explaining your journey and yes we definitely have a lot in common.  It was strange because my consultant told me my condition was rare too.  He was giving a lecture at Harvard Medical School and wanted to use me as a case study. I particularly noticed your following comments onAlcohol - I used to be affected by even small amounts of alcohol, I would get quite drunk on not that much and often couldn't remember what had happen.Weight gain - I was also diagnosed with insulin resistance.  When  you have that then weight loss is just impossible.  I could starve myself and never lose weight.  Only a low GI diet and exercise has achieved weight loss.  This is the key for people like us.Sleep - Insulin rises naturally in the evening, through the night and early morning.  I was recommended to do 10 minutes exercise before bed and on rising in order to lower my insulin.  You only tend to have disturbed sleep when your insulin isn't stable during the night.  The key to this is to get  your insulin lower before bed time.Reactive Hypos -  Mine too are reactive condition and carbs are my enemy.Your blog was a very interesting read and as you previously said in your reply we have a lot in common.  One thing that would be interested to know is that do you have the PCOS gene?  My consultant tells me that men can carry the gene and one symptom of this is baldness in men before the ago of 30.  You might be a man but you can still have the PCOS gene which would result in you getting the same illnesses ie more prone to heart problems, strokes, diabetes etc.Make you wonder how many more people there are out there who also have our problem but have yet to be diagnosed.Keep up the good work, you are doing well.Regard</blockquote>

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