NSV/Rant: Type II Diabetes/PCOS?

sexycheesemonkey
sexycheesemonkey Posts: 196 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok, so a few years ago, probably in 2010, my Dr diagnosed me with Type II Diabetes. Which even though I still question his diagnosis, I will proudly announce that my blood sugar has been 120 and under for the past 4 months. So yey!

Now the reason I question his diagnosis is because my blood sugar was constantly up around 240+, regardless of anything I did. There were days I didnt eat (out of depression and just plain old being too busy) and I would check and my blood sugar would say something outrageous like 340! I was on metformin, and (this is a TMI btw) I noticed that the pill was passing through my system without being digested...aka it came out still in complete pill form! This made me wonder, maybe I was having insulin resistance problems instead? Because now that I've dropped...about 25lbs my blood sugar is normal.

Another thing I wanted to bring up was, my cycle...it is still very irregular...well...no, it's not. I've been tracking it. And it seems to go between 40-60 days in between...now...idk if that is considered normal...or irregular...but it's never gone more than 60 days without showing up. My gynecologist told me I have PCOS...but has told me all my hormone levels are perfectly normal. Now...I'm confused...I thought PCOS was a problem with hormones. If someone could possibly shed some light on this that would be great, because I've run out of ideas.

I feel like my doctors give me typical answers in accordance with my mother's past health problems (she was a juvenile diabetic and had heart problems and small blood veins, etc). The only consistent "answer" I've ever been given was "Oh, you're overweight...all you need to do is lose the weight and everything will be perfectly fine!" I'm kinda unhappy with this answer...why? Because it just doesnt seem like a plausible answer to me... I understand being obese is a big problem...but how can it be the only problem...when I seem to have other underlying issues?

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  • jallen1955
    jallen1955 Posts: 121
    This is a question for a medical professional. Go see a different doctor, perhaps even a naturopath.


    Don't take medical advice from a bunch of untrained people on a website!
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    Not just OBGYN-related hormones... it can in some cases (like mine) affect your liver (particularly enzyme #9), overproduction of insulin from the pancreatic cells and the body just does not 'receive' the signals nor is it having an easy time to 'send' signals to the body to shut off the 'valves' so to speak.

    More aggressive testing should be done by an Endocrinologist who can do a check on your A1C, CBC, CHO, Creatinine, LFT, FSH, TSH, Testosterone/androgen, estrogen, D3, etc....

    That is a 12 hour fasting requirement... from which gives the ordering clinician a much bigger picture to see.
  • keyshamc
    keyshamc Posts: 1
    I have dealth with PCOS my whole life. Most women are extremely overweight that have this disease. It also tends to affect your ability to get pregnant. I had to go through a lot to conceive my two children. I am now 40 and eat well, work out on a regular basis and just have a lot of trouble losing weight. My family doctor, my fertility doctor and my gyno have all told me that women with PCOS have virtually no metabolism. It is an insulin issue, but is not diabetes. It can turn into diabetes if not monitored. I recently agreed to try a medication that will increase my motabolism. It is actually a weight loss medication, but for women like us with PCOS, it give us a metabolism where we normally don't have one. It does help a little with hunger as well. I have been on it for 3 weeks now and feel better than I ever have. I've been able to lose weight the healthy way and I'm not hungry all the time. The medication is Phentermine. Metformin works for some but not all. It did not work for me. You may want to talk with your doctor about it or find a doctor who will listen. I was very lucky that all my physicians take it seriously and know how hard it is to deal with PCOS. Good luck. I hope this helps. I'll pray for you.
    K.M.
  • hadesflame
    hadesflame Posts: 93 Member
    IThe only consistent "answer" I've ever been given was "Oh, you're overweight...all you need to do is lose the weight and everything will be perfectly fine!" I'm kinda unhappy with this answer...why? Because it just doesnt seem like a plausible answer to me... I understand being obese is a big problem...but how can it be the only problem...when I seem to have other underlying issues?

    This is the answer I get ALL THE TIME. I had jumped around from one doctor to the next until I finally got to one who was willing to write on a little piece of paper for me to get some bloodwork done. Talk to your friends and family. Find a doctor who will listen to you and get bloodwork done. Don't just take what they say at face value.
    I gained 30 lbs in less than 2 weeks and I went to see a doctor about it. She looked me dead in the face and told me I just needed to put myself on Jenny Craig and all my problems would go away.
    I will tell you right now, your answer is not in the forums. You need to find a good doctor who will actually take the time to talk to you and not rush you thru the system.
    Best of luck to you and congrats on getting your blood sugar in check!
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