Dr. appointment last Tuesday: annual Pap and extensive bloodwork to find out what the heck is going on, including Comprehensive Metabolic Profile, A1C (3 month glucose/insulin profile), Lipid & Thyroid panels, and testosterone level.

Good news-it isn't PCOS! Normal-testosterone & Thyroid!

Bad news-I'm a walking heart attack! My body is producing insulin non-stop, my triglyceride level is really high, and a couple of my liver enzymes are off?!?!

From what I understand the uncontrolled release of insulin is constantly telling my body to gain weight which is why the tryglycerides are so high and those are affecting my liver--I'm taking the crash course to the South Beach Diet and I have eaten Salmon twice a day since the Dr. called. She is calling in Lavasa (Omega 3 pill) and scheduling me to see an endocrinologist!! This is why I can't lose weight, I'm feeling rotten all the time and why eating a normal heart healthy diet is killing me!

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