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I am at my whits end here. I'm wondering if maybe I may have PCOS but don't know what can be done to help me.
I went to the doc last summer because I was really tired all the time, pain in my joints, irritable, couldn't lose weight but would gain quite easily, irregular periods, etc. I had my bloodwork done and my cholesterol was high and the doc also suggested that I may be a tad insulin resistant and suggested I look into a lower carb diet.
SO, that's when I started eating a low-glycemic diet and then switched to Atkins. Ya, I've had a few cheats here or there but very rarely and my friends/family are even suprised at how strict I am on myself. To date, I've lost 2 lbs since starting it way back when. I even did an anti-yeast diet for 3 weeks. I can lose a few lbs, mind you, but it just bounces around no matter how hard I try. I've gotten down to 6 lbs lost - but that changed in a day.
My TOMS are all over the place - this month it was right on time, last month I didn't have one at all, the one prior to that I started halfway thru the month, the one before that lasted 2 weeks straight. And I'm already on the PILL! So shouldn't that regulate it?
I just had bloodwork done and my cholesterol is still high but my fasting glucose was only at 89. So maybe IR isn't any issue anymore? Or maybe it was a good reading because of the way I'm eating.
I'm just frustrated and don't know where to turn. I feel like a hypochondriac but am wondering if I should go see a specialist.
I went to the doc last summer because I was really tired all the time, pain in my joints, irritable, couldn't lose weight but would gain quite easily, irregular periods, etc. I had my bloodwork done and my cholesterol was high and the doc also suggested that I may be a tad insulin resistant and suggested I look into a lower carb diet.
SO, that's when I started eating a low-glycemic diet and then switched to Atkins. Ya, I've had a few cheats here or there but very rarely and my friends/family are even suprised at how strict I am on myself. To date, I've lost 2 lbs since starting it way back when. I even did an anti-yeast diet for 3 weeks. I can lose a few lbs, mind you, but it just bounces around no matter how hard I try. I've gotten down to 6 lbs lost - but that changed in a day.
My TOMS are all over the place - this month it was right on time, last month I didn't have one at all, the one prior to that I started halfway thru the month, the one before that lasted 2 weeks straight. And I'm already on the PILL! So shouldn't that regulate it?
I just had bloodwork done and my cholesterol is still high but my fasting glucose was only at 89. So maybe IR isn't any issue anymore? Or maybe it was a good reading because of the way I'm eating.
I'm just frustrated and don't know where to turn. I feel like a hypochondriac but am wondering if I should go see a specialist.
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