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Is inositol just as effective as metformin in treating insulin resistance associated with PCOS?
Answer from: at Community Practice
Myo-inositol (MYI) and its metabolite D-chiro inositol (DCI) are over-the-countersupplements 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...
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Answer from: at Community Practice
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).