Exercise training-induced improvements in insulin action. Hawley JA, Lessard SJ. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2008 Jan Exercise Metabolism Group, School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Vic., Australia. john.hawley@rmit.edu.au Individuals with insulin resistance are characterized by impaired insulin action on whole-body glucose uptake, in part due to impaired insulin-stimulated glucose uptake into skeletal muscle. A single bout of…
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“The Relationship of Diet, High Insulin & Pain”
“The Relationship of Diet, High Insulin & Pain” Deborah Metzger, MD, PH.D, OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor interviews Dr. Patricia Mulready Dr. Metzger: “I’m Dr. Debra Metzger – I’m Medical Director of the Helena Women’s Health in Palo Alto, California, and I’m also course director for this International Pelvic Pain Society meeting. It’s my pleasure to be…
Tea Gives Big Boost To Insulin
Tea Gives Big Boost To Insulin Common tea can be an effective weapon in the fight against diabetes because it boosts insulin activity in the body by more than 15-fold, scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Insulin problems lie at the root of the potentially fatal illness diabetes, so researchers hope tea-based treatments…
Lack of consensus on what defines PCOS and “normal” insulin sensitivity
Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2004 Feb Detecting insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome: purposes and pitfalls. Approximately 50% to 70% of all women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have some degree of insulin resistance, and this hormone insensitivity probably contributes to the hyperandrogenism that is responsible for the signs and symptoms of PCOS. Although uncertainty exists,…
Insulin and the severity of hirsutism in PCOS
Fertil Steril. 2008 Aug 21. Degree of hyperinsulinemia, independent of androgen levels, is an important determinant of the severity of hirsutism in PCOS. Landay M, Huang A, Azziz R. Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the severity in hyperandrogenemia determines, to a…
Tea Gives Big Boost To Insulin
Tea Gives Big Boost To Insulin Common tea can be an effective weapon in the fight against diabetes because it boosts insulin activity in the body by more than 15-fold, scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Insulin problems lie at the root of the potentially fatal illness diabetes, so researchers hope tea-based treatments…
Weight loss and medication in polycystic ovary syndrome therapy
Nutrition Today March-April, 2002 Weight loss and medication in polycystic ovary syndrome therapy. (Nutrition and Disease). Author/s: Linda G. Tolstoi Introduction In 1935, Stein and Leventhal described a gynecologic disorder that was characterized by amenorrhea, hirsutism, and bilaterally enlarged polycystic ovaries. (1) Today, healthcare professionals recognize polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) as a heterogeneous syndrome with…
Health Watch: PCOS What You Need To Know
Health Watch: PCOS What You Need To Know Kerri S. Smith Originally Published March 7, 2000 For decades, most doctors considered polycystic ovary syndrome a ho-hum menstrual disorder. But about six years ago, medical researchers across the nation began to connect the dots. Only then did they realize the magnitude of what they had on…
PCOS: Get a Diagnosis
PCOS: Get a Diagnosis Print this list and bring it to your doctor if you think you have PCOS. If your doctor is unfamiliar with PCOS or the illness’ other names, or downplays the seriousness of the disorder, you may want to seek a second opinion. The following tests, provided by Steven Petak, M.D., former…
PCOS Treatment with Insulin Lowering Medications
Treatment with Insulin Lowering Medications http://www.ivf.com/pcostreat.html by Mark Perloe, M.D. INTRODUCTION: Polycystic ovary syndrome is characterized by anovulation (irregular or absent menstrual periods) and hyperandrogenism (elevated serum testosterone and androstenedione). Patients with this syndrome may complain of abnormal bleeding, infertility, obesity, excess hair growth, hair loss and acne. In addition to the clinical and hormonal…
