Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Puts Glucose Control in Double Jeopardy

[Northerner]

Polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition affecting about 10 percent of women and characterized by excess male hormone and increased risk of diabetes and heart disease, appears to cause a sort of double jeopardy for those struggling the hardest to control blood sugar levels, researchers report.

Humans use insulin and other non-insulin mechanisms to convert blood sugar, or glucose, into energy and control levels in the blood, where it becomes a destructive force.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130313100425.htm