Hi, I am a hypoglycemic and have PCOS, I
am takeing Metformin for the PCOS and it
has helped some what (I am no longer tierd
all the time, have more energy, and its
helped some of my PCOS problems), been on
it for about 9 months. Before I was on it
I was having terible problems with low's
when I was working as a housekeeper, I was
continualy on the move and needed to
constently eat to keep my energy up. Since
been on the Metformin and not been as
active, I don't seem to get to many low's,
the last time I had a big low was when I
was traveling and thought I was eating
enough, but I got a low.
My problem is that I am not sure if the
heart paps I feel in the morning after
eating low Gi bread, penutbutter and honey
is because I am having a low. Also I have
been at an agricultural collage and don't
know exsacly what I am eating, I only have
another 3 weeks left.
I have had 2 GTT's before I was able to
get on the Met, both times my suger level
droped rapidly, the second time it droped
before the 1st hour was up, my insulin
levels which were only recorded on the
second test they were above normal on the
first hour at 84mU/L, and droped to 57mU/L
by the second hour. That was all before I
was on the Met.
I am wondering if the Hypoglycemia is one
of the contributing factors to PCOS, I
used to be about 27kg more then I am now,
it was hard work loosing it, I was on a
low carb diet before changing to low Gi
which was recomended to me. I am sure I
have lowerd the insulin levels since
loosing the weight. Before loosing the
weight and sometimes after, I regualry got
mucle fateage.
I get a bit confused with the diets
recomended for both PCOS and Hypo's. I
still eat bannanas and don't seem to have
much of a problem with them. It seems if I
had to follow both, I don't have much to
chose from.
Once last year before been on the Met I
had a very bad low because I had not eaten
for 6 hours, it was awfull.
Any help would be greatful
Z
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Stan
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Posted: 06-05-07 18:18pm
What is pcos? Eating some of the things
you mention for breakfast is probably not
a good idea, honey and bananas are not
very good for hypoglycemics at all and
bananas are usually considered the worst
food one can possibly eat. Any diet I've
read usually states that you can't eat
more than seriously one half a banana per
week.
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Zeal
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Posted: 06-05-07 22:29pm
Pollycystic Overium Syndrome, which is
conected to insulin resistence. Which
means my hormones get throwen all over the
place. The medication now used to help the
syndrome is Metformin. Its all related
some where alone the line. Other people
who have PCOS do get hypoglycemea, though
most wont relise it as they have suger and
carb craveings which I had before I got
things under control.
Would you recomend I just stick to the
peanutbutter with out the honey? Bannanas
are my fravourout frut if they are not
causing me any troble does that mean that
it might be ok for me to eat?
What I am ment to do for the PCOS is to
keep the amount of insulin produced down
via a low Gi diet.
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Stan
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Posted: 06-06-07 08:09am
Peanut butter is also something I
recommend avoiding, substituting the
organic variety of sunbutter (the only one
without added sugar). If you feel they're
not causing you any problems, that's fine,
but those things are usually avoided at
first because of the typical reactions
they cause. Bananas are generally one of
the top five things I suggest to avoid
because of their incredibly high carb
content, sugar and their effect on glucose
levels. If you feel they're fine, go
ahead, but if you're still having symptoms
there's a good chance the reason you are
is because you're eating these things.
When you get your diet right, eventually
you will have no symptoms at all.
If you've been eating this way for about a
year and still feel bad, you're not doing
something right and I'll bet it's the
bananas. I would make a bet that your
hormone problems are just a direct symptom
of hypoglycemia, because that was one of
my big problems as well, until I ate
right, and then my hormones went back to
normal.
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Zeal
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Posted: 06-06-07 15:54pm
It's genetic too, as insulin resistence
runs in my family. I do feel well, and I
did go without eating a lot of thoes
things when I first went on a low carb
diet. The only time since been on the Met
that I have notestd a low is when I don't
eat which has only happend once. I don't
know if its realyly heart paps or not, I
did not notice anything yeaterday. I never
get any reaction with bannanas. I was fine
on the low carb diet for a while untill
last year (I has been on the diet for a
year and a half) I started haveing a lot
of troble with my blood suger. I only
started eating peanutbutter again at the
end of last year.
Not enough study has been done on PCOS
yet. But from what I have read and been
told,woman with it don't have the controle
over there blood sugar. I am thinking that
I notice it more than others have as I
have gained control over my sugar
craveings. Bannanas are on a list of
things I can eat as the type of sugar is
safe for people with PCOS.
I am guessing that as I have been able to
lower the amount of insulin produced it
has helped.
Peanutbutter is the only spread that is
avalible at the collage that would be
safest for me to eat, till I get home.
Thank you so much for your information. I
think I really need to go and see a
dietition when I get back home.
Z
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Zeal
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Posted: 06-06-07 16:48pm
Juat found this artical:
There are two major classes of medications
used to treat diabetes:
insulin-sensitizing agents and
sulfonureas. The latter medication
stimulates the pancreas to release more
insulin. The higher levels of insulin can
lower sugar levels and may increase
symptoms of hypoglycemia.
Metformin and troglitazone have a very
different effect. Although they can also
be used to treat diabetes, they do so by
increasing the potency of your body's own
insulin. This means that your body
requires less insulin to keep sugar levels
normal. The net effect is a lower insulin
level. As insulin is the hormone that
lowers blood sugar, the result is, in
fact, a reduced risk of hypoglycemia.
It is interesting that many women with
PCOS also suffer from hypoglycemia. Many
of these women are found to be
insulin-resistant. That means their bodies
require more insulin to keep sugar levels
normal. But things don't work that simply.
When your sugar levels rise after a meal,
normally your pancreas would secrete
insulin in response to the carbohydrate
(sugar) load. Many women with PCOS,
however, experience a delayed release of
insulin. In fact, their insulin levels
continue to rise even after the sugar
level is coming back to normal. This
delayed and persistent rise in insulin
levels, even after the levels of sugar are
falling, causes the symptoms of
hypoglycemia.
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Stan
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Posted: 06-06-07 17:02pm
So what exactly is your problem then if
you're doing fine? Your first post
implies that you are having problems.
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Zeal
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Posted: 06-06-07 22:08pm
Just trying to find clarifications on some
things. And its hard to find info on PCOS
and hypoglycemia together. And I find it
hard to know if a food is afecting me
while on Metformin.
It all gets a bit confusing for me.
Sorry.
Z
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Posted: 06-07-07 09:31am
I don't see why they've put you on an
anti-diabetic. If you're having lows,
than the medicine makes no sense because
the lows would actually get worse. You
can't have hypoglycemia.
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Zeal
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Posted: 06-07-07 16:48pm
Well it is, but as I have recently found
out the Met helps the insulin to be more
sensitive and incoprating a low Gi diet
keeps the insulin levels down which in
turn helps the hormonal problem of PCOS.
On people with PCOS the Met does not drop
the blood sugar levels unless one does not
eat, and I have found that I have not had
a problem with my levels droping all the
time like it was before, it acrualy been
stable I feel. Resurchers are comeing up
with more benifets about met that helps
woman with PCOS all the time.
Its aparently all part of the bundel of
haveing PCOS that now is clear to me.
Google "PCOS and hypoglicemia", it comes
up with a few things.
if they are not
causing me any troble does that mean that
it might be ok for me to eat?
