Being a woman and having type 1 diabetes has a fair amount of challenges. Well, being a woman has some challenges (I'm not even going to mention going through labour here because I haven't done that yet). I went to the gynae to discuss diabetes and pregnancy (if my mom reads this she's going to be very happy lol). I then discovered when I had the scan that I had PCOS. Even though the scan last year didn't show any signs of polycystic ovaries I now have eight on each ovary. Now what??
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Source: http://treating-pcos.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-is-pcos.html
My husband did the research on PCOS before I did (aren't I just so lucky :) and the link between PCOS and type 2 diabetes but what did it mean for someone with type 1 diabetes? PCOS is usually linked to people with insulin resistance but when I did research I found that there are more women with type 1 diabetes that are being diagnosed with PCOS, especially women who were diagnosed with diabetes before menstruation. Read the website for further information: http://www.diabetesdaily.com/forum/type-1-diabetes/5956-pcos-type-1-isnt-oxymoron. I didn't see any empirical proof for these statements though but there were numerous comments by women with type1 and PCOS.
Being the proactive person I am and getting some motivation from my husband, I went for my blood tests. The test included a test for ovulation (as asked for by my gynae) and I included a cholesterol test as well because PCOS is linked to high cholesterol levels. I went to my endo, Prof Bonnici, to discuss my PCOS when I went for my check up. I even tested my insulin sensitivity early one morning but I learnt that this was the wrong time to do it as we are generally more insulin resistant in the morning. I also checked that I wouldn't need to take type 2 medication, like metformin. Luckily I was just being too concerned and with my Hba1c test results there was no need for concern.
I can say happily that all my results were positive and that I have nothing to worry about thankfully :) All I need to be concerned about is watching my blood sugar levels as going high will pose a higher risk when I am pregnant. I watch this anyway so I shouldn't be at any greater risk than anyone else. I'm still very cautious though as I don't want to put myself or my future baby's life at risk.
Here's to your health and happiness :)
Have a lovely weekend.
Fazlyn
Source: http://treating-pcos.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-is-pcos.html
My husband did the research on PCOS before I did (aren't I just so lucky :) and the link between PCOS and type 2 diabetes but what did it mean for someone with type 1 diabetes? PCOS is usually linked to people with insulin resistance but when I did research I found that there are more women with type 1 diabetes that are being diagnosed with PCOS, especially women who were diagnosed with diabetes before menstruation. Read the website for further information: http://www.diabetesdaily.com/forum/type-1-diabetes/5956-pcos-type-1-isnt-oxymoron. I didn't see any empirical proof for these statements though but there were numerous comments by women with type1 and PCOS.
Being the proactive person I am and getting some motivation from my husband, I went for my blood tests. The test included a test for ovulation (as asked for by my gynae) and I included a cholesterol test as well because PCOS is linked to high cholesterol levels. I went to my endo, Prof Bonnici, to discuss my PCOS when I went for my check up. I even tested my insulin sensitivity early one morning but I learnt that this was the wrong time to do it as we are generally more insulin resistant in the morning. I also checked that I wouldn't need to take type 2 medication, like metformin. Luckily I was just being too concerned and with my Hba1c test results there was no need for concern.
I can say happily that all my results were positive and that I have nothing to worry about thankfully :) All I need to be concerned about is watching my blood sugar levels as going high will pose a higher risk when I am pregnant. I watch this anyway so I shouldn't be at any greater risk than anyone else. I'm still very cautious though as I don't want to put myself or my future baby's life at risk.
Here's to your health and happiness :)
Have a lovely weekend.
Fazlyn
Here was a study done: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/24/7/1297.full?sid=cea5473d-2c3a-4d6e-b6b9-36fa1552d012
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