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Insulin Resistance and PCOS

Insulin resistance is the metabolic engine behind most PCOS symptoms. Understanding it changes how you think about the condition.

75%

70-80% of people with PCOS have insulin resistance — it drives many symptoms

Diamanti-Kandarakis & Dunaif, Endocrine Reviews, 2012

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Insulin resistance 101

hormones

Insulin resistance is the metabolic engine behind most PCOS symptoms. Understanding it changes how y…

Nutrition approaches

lifestyle

Nutrition for PCOS is surrounded by extremist claims. Here's what the evidence actually supports.…

Metformin for PCOS

medications

Metformin is the most commonly prescribed medication for PCOS after birth control. It's an insulin s…

Berberine

supplements

Berberine is a plant compound that has shown impressive results for insulin resistance in PCOS — in …

Inositol: the most-studied PCOS supplement

supplements

Inositol is the most-studied supplement for PCOS, with strong evidence from randomised controlled tr…

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