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Can you have PCOS without insulin resistance?

What are effects of insulin resistance in PCOS? how is it different from that of a diabetic person?

  • I have been diagnosed with PCOS. First, i was on allopathic hormonal medicines (crimson-35 ) for 4 months. now, i am taking ayurvedic medicines and metformin (for insulin resistance). Please tell about insulin resistance in PCOS and how it differs from regular diabetes? also, i have darker areas in inner thighs, under arms, under breasts. Are these symptoms of insulin resistance? Will these dark areas subside if PCOS is treated?

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    It is more or less a 'pre'diabetic situation. It is hard to lose weight. Most PCOS women find success using a low carb diet. Weightloss is important (if you are overweight) at this point because unfortunately women make estrogen in their fat cells too. The cysts on the ovaries make extra estrogen, fat makes estrogen,...and the excess estrogen is turned into testosterone. Which is bad. Obviously. We don't want hair where it doesn't belong. We don't want a big pot belly or beer belly like me (I used to say I was perpetually pregnant) and we certainly don't want male pattern baldness. So losing weight will help you more than you realize. I'm not familiar with the pigmentation problems - but it must be hormone related? Google is quite helpful. I'm sure you can find answers. I've had PCOS for (diagnosed) 15 years. I was never so happy to get a diagnosis. I was confused before and wondered why why why. After taking metfrmin and going on a low carb diet I lost weight and became...well...me. The 'me' I wanted to be and the one I was comfortable with. Do research. Metformin is the best thing for you right now. It will help regulate hormones and it can help you lose weight (if you need to). Good luck:)

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PCOS is basically a disease caused due to hormonal imbalance. A similar array of symptoms can also occur in conditions of adrenals and thyroid, which I believe your doctor must have ruled out. PCOS is characterised by menstrual abnormalities, increased androgens and insulin resistance. Androgens are male hormones which cause acne and increased hair. Insulin resistance will also cause obesity. Crimson, which you had been taking is basically a contraceptive pill which contains estrogen and progesterone. It also has anti-androgen properties which should help with acne and other androgen related problems like dark areas. For practical purposes there is no difference between the insulin resistance in PCOS and that in diabetes.

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Regular, type 2 or adult onset diabetes are all the same as insulin resistant diabetes. Type 1 or juvenile diabetes means you produce no insulin. Type 2 diabetes means you produce insulin, but your body has lost the ability or is resistant to effectively utilizing the insulin and is usually accompanied with being overweight.....

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