So, I am in the early 6th month of being wheat-free ( Read more... )

I've been wheat-free for 3 full months now (started in late August, decided to do 6 full months so counting from September 1 ( Read more... )

When I went on MetER, I decided to lower my dose of thyroid medication (from 125mg to 65.) Some people find that their other hormone issues get better when they go on Met, and I thought it might be so for me, or that maybe I had been over-treating myself with thyroid meds, due to misunderstanding my IR symptoms ( Read more... )

I don't know if it is the Met or the meat, but my eyelashes, which have been thin and sorry for years now, are suddenly looking thicker. Likewise with my eyebrows. Also, the extraneous, heavy peach fuzz on the rest of my face appears to be lessening, though that will take some time to really monitor. 

I finally downloaded the IR Diet book recommended by my doctor ( Read more... )

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3365276/Read more... )

It really bothers me to know, now, that so many things that in my youth were dismissed as unimportant, or imaginary, or "just me" being "fragile", are actually symptoms of complex and serious health problems which could KILL ME. But most doctors were too busy trying to dismiss me personally, to put all the pieces together. And by the time I became ( Read more... )

So, since Insulin Resistance is a THING in my life now, I am thinking about it a lot ( Read more... )

I heard back from the GYN/endo doc's office today ( Read more... )

I had a glucose tolerance test today to see if I am insulin resistant ( Read more... )