hi I was diagnosed with PCOS with all the symptoms without the cysts and also insulin resistance was very bad. I weighed 100kgs when we conceived.
I saw a dietician and ate a low GI diet lost 8-10kgs over about 3 months I think I went onto clomid from my FS and concieved however miscarried, he said it was due to my lack of progesterone he said metformin would help carry a long term sucessful pregnancy for me. So went on Metformin for 6 months lost another 10kgs and Clomid for the last 4 months and conceived Julia. The sucess worked for me my OB thought as I ate a very good low GI diet while taking Metformin and gave up caffine. I also ate Low GI through the pregnancy and weighed 110kgs the day of Julia's birth. I week after birth I lost 13kgs and 4 weeks after that lost 10kgs. long winded but being on Metformin and eating low gi I lost 23kgs all up. I must go back on it again!
hi there, no worries, its not a tablet, its a type of diet, like weight watchers is the best way to describe. If you search google and look up glycemic index it will give you a description of what the diet is.
Basically eating low GI food helps people with insulin resistance such as myself who find it hard to lose weight and also with pre-diabetes (type 2) to lose weight and get healthy.
Low GI food has a GI index of 55 or less which are fruit and vegetables (except potatoes, watermelon), grainy breads, pasta, legumes/pulses, milk, products extremely low in carbohydrates (fish, eggs, meat, nuts, oils), brown rice
Medium GI is fine to eat too in moderation 56 - 69 such as whole wheat products, basmati rice, orange, sweet potato, table sugar, most white rices (eg, jasmine),
High GI which I was told to avoid as it made me sick and sleepy especially with taking Metformin has a GI index of 70 and above such as corn flakes, baked potato, watermelon, croissant, white bread, extruded cereals (eg, Rice Krispies), straight glucose (100)
Most important I forgot to say the reason why I was on a low GI diet when pregnant was because my OB wanted me to do this so I wouldnt get gestational diabetes and it worked for me. Low GI works differently for everyone as it depends on your insulin levels.
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