Hey Kimber, Firstly, welcome to the group  By losing weight, through diet and exercise, women affected by PCOS are more likely to have: *Regular periods *More ovulatory cycles *Reduced hairiness *Stabilized hormone levels *Reduced risk of heart disease Most importantly, though, weight loss will help to lower your insulin levels. High insulin levels has been found to contribute significantly to the many PCOS symptoms, reducing your insulin levels should result in an improvement in acne and hirsutism as well as decrease your risk for heart disease and diabetes They say that that losing between 5% and 10% of your body weight is often enough to ease the symptoms of PCOS but it is difficult for us sufferers to lose weight  My advice would be to be sensible, eat healthier, exercise more etc.. However, in some cases, drugs like Metformin (trade name 'Glucophage' or 'Glucophage XR') may still be prescribed. Apparantly Metformin works in 3 ways: *It decreases the absorption of dietary carbohydrates through the intestines. *It reduces the production of glucose by the liver. *Metformin increases the sensitivity of muscle cells to insulin. "When things go wrong and they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but dont you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you can never tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar.
So, stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
Its when things go wrong when you mustn't quit" |
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