Thanks for your help…will keep you posted!

Give that a whirl for a month and let me know how things go. You could get a fasting insulin level (along with androgens) pre and post and htis would give us a good idea how you are responding.

In need of a little guidance…I’m a 29-year old female, active, 115 lbs. at 5′5″ and have begun eating LC Paleo (am well-adjusted at 50 g carb/day) after happening upon all the info that supports it. I’ve recently been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), though have basically have known for years this was a problem. My doctor wants to put me on a birth control pill to induce menstruation. I really abhor the idea of being on ANY medication, so I’ve started researching natural alternatives. A low carb diet with chromium supplementation has supposedly been shown to be effective for treating this, as it seems that it might be caused by insulin resistance. So my questions for you are:

1. Have you had any clients/blog followers who can attest to what is going around on the internet and/or do you know of any research to support these claims…most of the info I’ve found is testimonial and/or sites that don’t provided any research.
2. The diet also suggests eating fermented soy products…what are your thoughts on this? I’m not a fan of soy…

I want to have a baby within the next few years, so I’m really holding out hope here…thank you in advance for any info you can provide.

Just checking in to let you know our little girl is still going strong! We visited with the new endo on Friday. He reviewed her last few weeks of blood sugar readings from her glucose meter on his computer (very cool how he jacked it in with a USB connection. I need that cable and software!).

He saw that she was almost completely in optimal range (70-140) with only a couple of outliers (a couple lower, a couple higher) and a mean of 96. He concurs that she needs NO insulin at this time. I was happy to have a Doc say that to me!

He did a blood draw in order to do the 4 antibody tests that the first doc did not do. He wants her back in two months but will call us when the results of the tests are back from the lab.

I don’t think the lab results will change anything we are doing, but it will be nice to know a little more about what we are dealing with here.

Thanks for the support everyone! Most regular people think grains and dairy are a MUST, especially where young kids are concerned. I know I am considered somewhat of a heretic in many circles.

-Mom