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A question for women who take Metformin; or have PCOS; or high blood sugar?

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I am a woman who just stopped taking Metformin to control my blood sugar (I don’t have diabetes, just high-risk for it). My blood sugar is fine until PMS; about a week before my menstrual cycle it shoots up. I didn’t eat differently, so what gives?

That’s a normal hormone reaction, actually, with or without diabetes. The week before menstruation is an "expensive" week in terms of extra calories and nutrients the body needs to prepare for egg release, possible pregnancy, or just to be able to slough off the unused uterine lining. This is why some women get the munchies with PMS and others get tired with their periods. Without adequate calories and nutrients, many women will stop having periods once their fat reserves drop below a certain level (happens often to athletes and women who diet too much) in order to preserve what little fat remains in case the body needs it for other functions (like to provide fuel in the total absence of food to keep the brain alive).

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4 Comments to "A question for women who take Metformin; or have PCOS; or high blood sugar?"

  1. Monica

    September 19, 2009

    Hormones. I’ve read about this kind of thing happening with type 1 diabetic girls. Sugar isn’t the only thing that effects blood sugar.

    I don’t have a solution for you, but I will star your question. I have a contact that knows a lot about type 2, maybe he will have a suggestion for you.
    References :
    Mom of toddler with type 1 diabetes.

  2. essentiallysolo

    September 19, 2009

    any increased stress to the body will elevate your blood sugars, it will go up if you catch a cold or flu, it will go up if you have surgery and so on, any increased stress will cause an elevation in blood sugar. The why is a complicated system of events that happens in the body, and it would take a book to explain all of the events that ultimately lead to an elevation.
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    RN

  3. Bolt

    September 19, 2009

    That’s a normal hormone reaction, actually, with or without diabetes. The week before menstruation is an "expensive" week in terms of extra calories and nutrients the body needs to prepare for egg release, possible pregnancy, or just to be able to slough off the unused uterine lining. This is why some women get the munchies with PMS and others get tired with their periods. Without adequate calories and nutrients, many women will stop having periods once their fat reserves drop below a certain level (happens often to athletes and women who diet too much) in order to preserve what little fat remains in case the body needs it for other functions (like to provide fuel in the total absence of food to keep the brain alive).
    References :

  4. Janessa

    September 19, 2009

    There are basically two types of gene mutations in respect to disease. One type of mutation causes a disease. For example, the mutant gene may cause achrondroplasia (a form of dwarfism) or it may cause hemophilia or cystic fibrosis or sickle cell disease. The existence of genes that cause diseases has long been recognized.

    The other type of gene mutation does not directly cause a disease but rather predisposes to it. These genes make a person susceptible to developing a disease. These susceptibility genes often involve common chronic diseases such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. For detailed information about diabetes, you can visit: http://health-sex-money.com/Diabetes.html
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