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Can you have PCOS without insulin resistance?

If you have PCOS does it mean that you have insulin resistance?

  • If you have pcos does it mean that you do infact have insulin resistance?? Thanks!

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    Having PCOS doesn't necessarily mean you're insulin resistant, however, most women with PCOS are insulin resistant. If your tests come back showing you're insulin resistant they will (should) put you on at least 1500mg of metformin to make your body more sensitive to insulin. Good luck:)

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Having PCOS does NOT mean that you have insulin resistance, though, as Mr Peachy states, the two do often go hand in hand. Many people who have PCOS do go on to develop type 2 diabetes at some point in their life. The risk can be lessened, however, by eating a diet that many would consider a 'diabetic diet', even though there's no such thing. This basically means cutting down on carbohydrates and exercising. (Many food product labels now contain information with regards to carbohydrate values ... as well as fat content, protein, etc.) I wish you the very best of luck.

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The two go pretty much hand in hand. You don't necessarily have to be insulin resistant to have PCOS, though. You should know that both are caused by the same thing and that both are minimized or eliminated by the same thing. That is to say that poor diet and physical condition can lead to either (or both) and that good diet and physical condition can prevent either.

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