Hi
@TallulahsThoughts.
I think you are doing the right thing by coming into the DCUK Forum and find other dieters or women like yourself going through the same insulin resistance/PCOS, and trying out different ways to shake the prediabetes? And yes, the PCOS. And definitely - not get type two!
I am very sad that I didn't know enough, and my medical professionals didn't know enough, for me to get the insulin resistance nipped in the bud when I was in my 20s when I too developed those lots of little cysts on my ovaries - ouch!. My adult children, who are in your age group, are used to me talking about making sure they don't get into the insulin resistance whirlpool, and keep an eye on their carb consumption. So of course, this is what I will say to you - rather than calorie counting, as said above, long term at least - make sure you keep an eye on the carbs! As in keep your consumption low enough of them to keep your hormones functioning well, and that all important blood glucose system, which includes the insulin, ticking over nicely and healthily for you. For this reason, a waist height ratio calculation is very important to me, to try and keep my T2D in check.
And yeah - the good thing about watching the carbs is that will help maintain that weight loss that you are going for in the low-calorie diet for a couple of months. I hope you are joined by other keen VLCDers, or, keep posting and get the support that makes those kinds of experiences more bearable and definitely more interesting! I've done two Very Low Calorie Diets over the last 9 years, and I appreciate the support and encouragement I got in this forum immensely. I hope that is your experience too.