I guess it was slightly the providence of God on this one. At second year in college I took a course in human physiology with a nutty science professor that you can just love. Great guy. Did the old-fashioned glucose tolerance test. You eat 19 glucose tablets ( large quarter-sized chewable tablets) and take your blood sugar measurements over a series of 3-4 hours. Boy, to tell you my sugars did not come down until after 2 hours. That scared me when practically everyone else's numbers went down in the first hours after peaking. The first indicator that something was off physically. That got me concerned to talk toa doctor
Along side describing systems of when my menstrual cycles were over a a series of months being normal start and stop and a few black hairs and a "mustache" along the lip signaled her to diagnose possible PCOS. Went to an endocrinologist and came back with some blood work that was most indicative of PCOS. Diagnosis done at age 21.
I did a big change this year to be on a vegetable-based diet with some fish mixed in and limiting the grains to keep triglyceride levels down and controlled. Limiting grains for 6-8 weeks should help change the course of triglycides if you are concerned about that . Triglyceride levels that are high are known to cause cardiovascular disease and higher risks of heart attacks.
Suggested meds for PCOS are those found in this forum: metformin ( actively makes cells more sensitive to insulin) and spirolatone.
Along side describing systems of when my menstrual cycles were over a a series of months being normal start and stop and a few black hairs and a "mustache" along the lip signaled her to diagnose possible PCOS. Went to an endocrinologist and came back with some blood work that was most indicative of PCOS. Diagnosis done at age 21.
I did a big change this year to be on a vegetable-based diet with some fish mixed in and limiting the grains to keep triglyceride levels down and controlled. Limiting grains for 6-8 weeks should help change the course of triglycides if you are concerned about that . Triglyceride levels that are high are known to cause cardiovascular disease and higher risks of heart attacks.
Suggested meds for PCOS are those found in this forum: metformin ( actively makes cells more sensitive to insulin) and spirolatone.
