Reddit reviews The New Glucose Revolution Guide to Living Well with PCOS
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I just got off my BC for other reasons, namely it wasn't helping anymore. This is like the 6th BC that I have been on and they all stopped working after awhile. I finally decided to get off the cycle and control it on my own. I did a bunch of research and found two things. Low carb diet and cinnamon supplements.
Low Carb Diet - This helps to control the insulin levels in our system which keeps the excess hormones from triggering. It also keeps the body from having to store the excess insulin in fat cells (why we always gain weight around the stomach area). Controlling blood glucose levels through diet has been proven to be the best way to reverse PCOS symptoms. This is also the best way to lose weight! I have lost about 6 lbs since April when previously just eating low calorie (1200 net cals/day) I gained 40 lbs over 4 years. I know where you are coming from with the doctors. It took me 6 different doctors to finally find one that told me about how my diet effects my ability to lose weight and control my symptoms! It was finally a nurse practitioner who got me on the right track! Even losing 10% of your weight should help you see a decrease in symptoms!
This blog is one woman's journey through PCOS that seems pretty typical of the women that I know who are eating low carb.
This book explains how everything works inside the body with the hormones, blood glucose levels and insulin. I believe it actually recommends a low glycemic diet but I have found that for women with more harsh symptoms low carb works better. You might have to expierment with what works for you.
For more low carb information check out /r/keto and /r/xxketo
Cinnamon Suppliments - I started taking these around the same time I started keto so I am not sure which thing does what but I do know that I all around feel better. Many women reccommend these and here is why.
Edited to add: Changing your diet may seem ridiculous and way harder than is feasible but trust me it is worth it. After the first 2 weeks or so when you start seeing changes you kind of become addicted to the feeling! Trust me! I LOVE my bread, pasta and desserts but as soon as I realized that I wasn't feeling sick after every meal and my acne was going away, not to mention my mood swings were basically non-existent I felt that it was worth cutting those out of my life!