PCOS doesn’t just affect your periods—it's also about how your body handles sugar because of a problem called insulin resistance. With PCOS, your cells stop reacting well to insulin (the hormone that moves sugar into your cells for energy), so your pancreas works overtime to keep up. This extra insulin tells your ovaries to make more male hormones, making PCOS symptoms like irregular periods and unwanted hair worse. Even women who aren’t overweight can have insulin resistance with PCOS.
What You Can Do:
✅️ Eat a balanced, low-sugar diet and exercise regularly.
✅️ Manage stress and weight (if needed) to help your body use insulin better.
✅️ Work with your doctor for the right tests and treatment, sometimes including medicines like metformin.
Insulin resistance sits at the heart of PCOS—treating it helps improve your symptoms, fertility, and lifelong health.
To explore how the pancreas fits into this hormonal puzzle and tips for supporting its health with PCOS, check out our previous post: "PCOD and the Pancreas – Understanding the Hidden Hormonal Link." Together, these posts explain not just what happens in PCOS, but why it happens—and what you can do about it.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What is insulin resistance in PCOS and why does it matter?
Insulin resistance means your body’s cells do not respond well to insulin, causing high blood sugar and insulin levels. This leads to increased male hormone production in the ovaries, making PCOS symptoms and risks worse.
2. Why is my pancreas important in PCOS?
Your pancreas makes insulin, a hormone that controls blood sugar. If your body becomes resistant to insulin, the pancreas works overtime, raising insulin levels. This worsens PCOS symptoms and increases risks for diabetes and heart disease.
3. What are first-line treatments for insulin resistance in PCOS?
Lifestyle changes such as a healthy diet, regular exercise, and weight management are most important. Medications like metformin are widely used and improve insulin sensitivity, metabolism, and menstrual cycles.
4. What if my symptoms don’t improve with medicine or lifestyle changes?
Other medications like GLP-1 agonists and thiazolidinediones may help, but if these don’t work or are unsuitable, talk to your doctor about other options. In selected cases, surgical approaches—known as metabolic surgery—might be the right choice.
5. Why trust Metabolic Surgery when all other treatments fail?
👉 When medicines and lifestyle interventions don’t bring results, metabolic surgery can be a trusted option for insulin resistance in PCOS.
👉 Surgery is proven to help quickly reduce insulin resistance, and improve fertility and hormonal balance.
👉 It can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease much faster and more effectively than medical treatment alone for patients.
👉 Decisions need careful medical evaluation; surgery is not for everyone, but it offers hope when all other treatments have failed and health risks are high.
Always consult a specialist for advice tailored to your needs and situation.
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