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Posted Jan 14, 2003 by FG
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 | | Of late, I haven't contributed much to the guide other than blather, conjecture, gossip and inanity. Come to think of it, I haven't contributed much of anything *anywhere*. That's because I've been in ill health for quite awhile and have not wanted to discuss it with anyone. A final consultation with the doctors after months of tests revealed the source(s) of my very private agony: hypertension, insulin resistance and polycystic ovary syndrome. All are the symptoms of each other, which makes for an exciting synergy of malady, better than that found at AOL/Time Warner.
So I was slapped on medication and a new diet to ward off the inevitable diabetes type 2 soon to occur if I don't get my act together. The medication makes me feel  at times. I can't arise very quickly from a seated or prone position without feeling  and if I don't get enough fluids in a day, I end up nearly passing out from dehydration. The diet will be a wonder for my general health if I can ever get over the heartbreak of being denied my beloved potatoes, breads, baked goods and salt. My last meal, as it were, the night before my diagnosis was a big stack of lovely, salty, buttery potato pancakes. I knew what was to come and I knew I would miss them more than  or  .
It's been a week now and I am starting to reap the benefits of being on a strict regimen. I do yoga three times a week to limber up my poor battered body and I've lost ten pounds from a combination of medicine and diet. My doctor predicted I will be in optimum health six months from now and feel much better within a month. I desperately hope so. I am tired of being sick and tired. Usually, I never pay attention to astrology because I find it hard to believe that an  in outer space has the slightest bit of control over my personality, let alone my future. However, my horoscope last week in my favorite local newspaper was very timely. It was a quote from a Buddhist teacher: "When your desire to change is greater than your desire to stay the same, then you will change."
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| | | Subject: Flotsam and Jetsam
Posted Jan 17, 2003 by FG
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I don't know that quitting cold turkey is always a good thing. It seems like it never works and one ends up doing the hated behavior eventually. Have you considered simply cutting back on the amount of caffeine and perhaps doing a little exercise before bed to mellow out your body? I sleep like a baby the nights that I do yoga.
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| | | Subject: Flotsam and Jetsam
Posted Apr 24, 2003 by a girl called Ben
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| | Lurking around, I found this, FG.
A friend of mine has polycystic ovary syndrome and a suite of supporting illnesses like athsma, food allergies which could kill her, and other similar delights. I feel for you very much indeed. Anything which plays merry hell with one's hormones plays merry hell with one's whole way of interacting with the world, and of percieving it. Has the change in regimen helped?
Ben
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| | | Subject: Flotsam and Jetsam
Posted Apr 25, 2003 by FG
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| | Sorry, Ben, I didn't see this until today!
It most certainly has! I've lost over 20 pounds since January 1st, most of my symptoms have started to clear up and my blood sugar and blood pressure levels are back to normal. Everything I've read suggests that PCOS is caused by insulin resistance/diabetes type 2. More women with PCOS have the latter rather than any ovarian cysts. Physical exams and ultrasounds have revealed no problems with the 'ol plumbing in my case. However, a change in diet--to a diabetic's diet--solved everything.
And, of course, I feel 100% better about myself. 
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