I have pcos with the insulin resistance but the glucophage makes me sick to my stomach every day. It also is not helping with any weight loss even combined with diet and exercise. Is there anything else that can be taken to control this? I'm going in to the doctors in 2 weeks to discuss a plan of action to help with the weight and help with getting pregnant and would like ideas beforehand to discuss with her. Any advice/help is appreciated!
2007-01-20 05:50:32 · 3 answers · asked by jessfuji 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
A lot of women (myself included) get upset stomachs while taking gluphage. I found that if I eat something when I take it I don't have as much stomach problems. I also found that foods high in sugar/starch and fat aggravated the problem and made the problem worse.
You can try following the PCOS diet, or the Mediterranean diet. Both these diets are based on low glycemic index foods, and have been proved to help with insulin resistance.
You can find more information about pcos at www.souldcysters.com.
I wish you lots of luck with your treatment.
2007-01-20 06:01:47 · answer #1 · answered by Kristi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From my understanding, there is only Glucophage/Metformin for PCOS/IR. Are you taking the XR? You could talk to your dr about lowering your dosage. I was taking too much and that caused me to not loose much weight, but I was more concerned with getting pregnant than loosing the weight while I was on it.
2007-01-20 07:58:23 · answer #2 · answered by alexis73102 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
glucophage is the only diabetes med that can help with both issues. Wt loss also helps with both. Also watch for subclinical hypothyroidism. There are alot of diabetes treatments Bietta is a very exciting one because of the weight benefits.
2007-01-20 06:03:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask your doctors
2007-01-20 05:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋