The doctor asked if I've had any improvement. I said I've tried losing a bit of weight and my acne has also cleared up. He recommended that I go on oral contraceptives for another 3 months, coz it will benefit me in the long run. I asked him, can he just treat me with the usual diabetic medications? He said that's not necessary. He told me not to worry, coz my condition isn't permanent and is "reversible." I just need to maintain a healthy weight and learn to manage stress.
I read on the Internet about insulin resistance. Apparently, my ovaries produced a lot of estrogen (woman's hormone). Estrogen can be found in the fat cells in the body. That's why when you have this problem, you have to control your weight. An increase in estrogen levels can contribute to a condition called insulin resistance,which is what I'm having now.
Insulin level and sugar level are two different things. You can have a low sugar level, but high insulin level in your blood. Insulin resistance is a vicious cycle. The fatter you are, the higher the insulin is. And the higher it is, the more you feel like binging on carbs. So the fatter you'll get!
The only way to control this is to eat healthy. Right now I'm on a diet of eating wholegrains and vegetables. Previously I weighed 49kg. Then I got fever and it dropped to 47kg. And then it was fasting month, and I was 44kg. Now, after eating all those kuih raya, I'm 46.4kg. The doctor said my ideal weight should be 47kg. But I try to maintain it at 45kg, just to be safe.
After the check-up, me and my man-hating mother (refer to the above entry) went to Ampang Point coz she's looking for presents coz this weekend a lot of our neighbours will be having birthday parties for their kids. I bought a planner for next year (very busy girl, but can't afford a PDA), and some cheap accessories too-- ice cream earrings, rainbow coloured hairclips, purple ring with pink stones. My mum bought me two nighties as well. They're so cute. Pink + green dots, and the other one pink dots+peach dots. Both cost RM10 each. Haha. Reccession. So we buy cheap things only nowadays.
Actually, I'm not into those diaries that Popular and MPH always sells. Coz lots of people shop for stationery there and there's a big chance that I'll own the same thing as others. But that diary was cute and cheap, and I'm poor, so it's perfect for me. Same goes for those accessories. I don't like that kind of accessories coz their quality is low and won't last long, but then again, I'm poor. Hehe.
Ughh..I'm so bloated. Grr...PMS.
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