Q&A: Why Do Women With PCOS and People With Type 2 Diabetes Take the Same Meds?

Monday, September 13th, 2010 at 6:01 am  
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Question by papillon17: Why do women with PCOS and people with type 2 diabetes take the same meds?
I have PCOS and I was just prescribed Metformin, which seems to be primarily for people with Type 2 diabetes. This freaks me out!!!! Am I at high risk for type 2 diabetes as well?

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Answer by Q
You are at a higher than average risk for type 2 diabetes, but this doesn’t mean you’ll get it. The reason you are taking metformin is because women with PCOS typically have insulin insensitivity–that is, your body is not reacting as strong as it should be to the insulin your pancreas is making. Metformin makes your cells more reactive to insulin.

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Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 2:43 am  
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fu taitai! asked:


I have pcos and am on metformin. I gained some weight recently and my blood sugar was high so I was put on metformin. I lost the weight and now my blood sugar is fine. I am still afraid of getting diabetes and was wondering if I am diagnosed with diabetes and I get my sugar level to drop to normal, then I won’t have diabetes anymore right? I am confused about this.

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Can Anyone Tell Me About Gestational Diabetes?

Thursday, July 9th, 2009 at 12:38 am  
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Daisy asked:


Having gestational diabetes with PCOS
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