PCOS and insulin resistance go hand in hand it seems. They are like old chums.
My doctor put me on Metformin which is basically a medication for people with Type-2 Diabetes. I don't have Type-2 Diabetes, but I do have insulin resistance.
From WebMD.com:
What Is Insulin Resistance?
Normally, food is absorbed into the bloodstream in the form of sugars such as glucose and other basic substances. The increase in sugar in the bloodstream signals the pancreas (an organ located behind the stomach) to increase the secretion of a hormone called insulin. This hormone attaches to cells, removing sugar from the bloodstream so that it can be used for energy.
In insulin resistance, the body's cells have a diminished ability to respond to the action of the insulin hormone. To compensate for the insulin resistance, the pancreas secretes more insulin.
People with this syndrome have insulin resistance and high levels of insulin in the blood as a marker of the disease rather than a cause.
Over time people with insulin resistance can develop high sugars or diabetes as the high insulin levels can no longer compensate for elevated sugars
Think of that scene in Bridesmaids.
Yeah, it's bad.
But that's really the only side effect that I've experienced. It's not pretty. It could be worse right?
The Metformin is supposed to help with the PCOS so that I can ovulate properly. Lovely PCOS has contributed to my anovulation.
Rude.
What I find to be extra rude is that red tide still comes even if no ovulation has occurred? What? What's the point?!
Oh this adventure in infertility.
I feel like I'm one of those old timey explorers learning something new all the time.
I might start describing myself as they do animals in the wild...
