22/01/2026
With thanks to dr Samrina Hashmi :
๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
Women who have PCOS
โณ๏ธless sensitive to insulin or are "insulin-resistant."
โณ๏ธMany are overweight or obese.
โณ๏ธ have higher levels of male hormones
โณ๏ธThese women can be at a higher risk of ๐ปdiabetes
๐ปheart disease
๐ปHigh blood pressure
๐ปsleep apnea
๐ปuterine cancer
๐ปInfertility
๐ปSleep apnoea
๐ง๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง?๊ฅ๊ฅ๊ฅ๊ฅ๊ฅ
๐ถ Hormone ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง, helps convert
Sugars & starches from foods into energy
๐ธ In PCOS, itโs difficult for the body to use the hormone insulin
๐ธThis is called ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐
โก๏ธโก๏ธ this increases the level of Sugar & Insulin in blood stream โก๏ธWhich converts to ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ โก๏ธ which accumulate in abdomen ( ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ)
๐ถ The Ovarian shells become thick, and the hormone ๐๐ rises โก๏ธโก๏ธ this converts to ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ โก๏ธโก๏ธ lead to symptoms such as ๐บbody hair growth, ๐บacne, ๐บirregular periods -- and ๐บweight gain
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ
๐ฟ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ can help you shed pounds and reduce the disease's severity
๐ฟ Losing weight cuts your risk for many diseases eg diabetes, heart disease etc
๐ฟ shedding just 10% of your body weight can bring your periods back to normal
๐ฟ Weight loss can improve insulin sensitivity
๐ฟMedication
๐ฟ Adding ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ into your lifestyle can help you keep your weight under control:
๐บEat a high-fiber, low-sugar diet โก๏ธfruits, vegetables & whole grains
๐บAvoid processed & fatty foods to keep blood sugar levels in check
๐บEat 4 to 6 small meals throughout the day, rather than three large meals
โก๏ธโก๏ธThis will help control your blood sugar levels
๐บExercise for at least 30 minutes a day on most, if not all, days of the week.
๐บWork with your doctor to track your cholesterol and blood pressure levels.
