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With pcos,how do you know if you have insulin resistance? recently started having high blood sugar,and cholesterol.now i'm on metformin.
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Appropriate Rx.: Your MD has appropriately given Metformin for the PCOS abnormal glucose and cholesterol values.
Answered 8/1/2017
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