pcos

I'm a type 2 diabetic with pcos and have begun taking Ozempic for weight loss whilst eating low carb. I have binge eating disorder and normally eat a lot of high carb food and chocolate as well I'm now just eating salads or an omelette. I'm really wanting to have something higher in carbs or a...

Hello, I wanted to seek some advice before I have an appointment with the nurse from my GP practice. I have recently been informed that I am prediabetic which has not come as a surprise. I have polycystic ovaries (PCOS) and have been struggling to lose weight over the last year. I have tried a...

I have not been well the past couple of months. I’ve had ambulance trips and hospital admissions that I have really found difficult emotionally. I’m so anxious that something is wrong and it’s so hard to get a face to face doctors appointment at my GP due to corona. I am scared for my health. I...

Good morning all - I hope you're all well. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the beginning of lockdown, my GP has prescribed me with Metformin and to do some online research. Due to constraints brought on by the virus they are not offering face to face appointments and I am on a list to...

Maternal obesity and androgen excess induce sex-specific anxiety in the offspring, according to a study on mice by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in The FASEB Journal. The findings may help explain why children born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have...

Resveratrol -- a natural compound found in red wine and grapes -- can help address a hormone imbalance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a leading cause of infertility in women, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &...

I'm wondering if anyone can help. Apologies if this has been posted in the wrong place! I've had Type 1 for 18 years. Last year I was also diagnosed with PCOS (the lean version; I have a BMI of 19.5.) I received no advice from the GP/diabetic nurse/gynaecologist, other than 'Unless you want to...

To Deborah E. Savage, a trip to the doctor was frequently an exercise in humiliation. For more than 15 years, Savage's doctors doled out the same advice: You need to stop gaining weight. When Savage replied that she had tried watching her diet and exercising, only to pack on more pounds, it was...