Is inositol just as effective as metformin in treating insulin resistance associated with PCOS?
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Do you recommend the use of myo-inositol for treatment of insulin resistance associated with PCOS in patients who are intolerant to metformin?
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Endocrinology · Brigham And Womens Hospital Endocrinology
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Myo-inositol (MYI) and its metabolite D-chiro inositol (DCI) are over-the-counter
supplements that have been suggested to improve insulin action in patients with PCOS. Outside of the PCOS world, there doesn’t seem to be much traction to using MYI over metformin for pre-diabetes and I believe it is no...
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Endocrinology · Cooper University
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In patients with normal A1c’s I’ve had good experience with D-chiral inositol for managing the other symptoms of PCOS (cycle regularly, anxiety, etc).
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Endocrinology · Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
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I have no experience with Myoinositol and DCI.
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