reactive hypoglycemia

Reactive Hypoglycemia in Women with PCOS

MY OWN EXPERIENCES AND EXPERIMENTS

About a year and a half ago, I started having horrible bouts of fatigue a couple of hours after eating breakfast on days that I worked out. Of course, I consulted Dr. Google about my symptoms, and Dr. Google diagnosed me with reactive hypoglycemia. It suggested that I consume sugar when I felt these symptoms, which felt a bit counterintuitive to me as someone with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who is at high risk for insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes.

Since then, I've done a bit of digging and experimenting, and this article shares what I've learned.

Managing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Nutrition for Life

I LOVE to cook and bake, and I really like eating delicious food.

Food is also one of the biggest tools in the PCOS toolkit for most women. But it’s a bit tricky! You might feel compelled to approach food for PCOS management like a trendy 90-day weight loss challenge or 30-day “clean eating” challenge (spoiler- there are no dirty foods! Even for women with PCOS!).

But PCOS lasts longer than 30 or 90 days. It lasts for life.