They ordered the 2 hour GTT for me, instead of the 3 hour. One part of me was fairly unhappy about this because I wanted more data points and the other part was resoundingly relieved that I'd have to just give blood twice, instead of being jabbed 3 times. After the first blood draw, I realized I had never confirmed that they were going to also check for insulin, I just assumed this would be so. Nope. They just had been ordered to do the bare needful, just glucose. And they collected blood in the wrong kind of tube, so they could not even add it on. This is when I wanted to just SCREAM. The people ordering the tests knew I was worried about insulin resistance, but no, they did not bother adding insulin to the panel. ARGH!!!!
First, before moving on to the results- When I got the glucose drink, instead of being disgusted and sickened by it like most normal people, I tolerated it just fine, because its about a slight shade sweeter than my morning cup of coffee. That was when I realized I about give my body about half (in terms of volume) a GTT every bloody day! Scary stuff.
Anyway- I passed. With flying colors. My fasting glucose was 80, and the 2 hour was lower, at 78. These are very good numbers, my body apparently is a champ at putting away sugars.
Should I take metformin? The majority of doctors would say no. Not with such clearcut evidence that I do not have any issues metabolizing glucose.. I'm stumped, I don't know what to do.
I had a quick phone conversation with Dr. L, where he said he does not want me on metformin. He also said he does not believe anti-thyroid antibodies are linked to miscarriage, and does not beleive in treating for them. I'm glad I get to call the shots there, thats all I can say. I then asked him, if nothing is wrong with me, if I have a fantastically good ovarian reserve, make lots of estrogen and progesterone, and PCOS does not appear to be having a negative effect on my fertility, why did I lose 2 babies?? No answers were forthcoming, obviously. I should not blame him for that, this is a situation where nobody has answers, but his confident waving away of thyroid autoantibodies irked me a bit- atleast show some degree of uncerainity, because these is evidence both pro and con for that one.
Sometimes this certain aspects of this debate on infertility and pregnancy loss seems like an atheist, an agnostic and a believer sitting there arguing about god. Nobody has any concrete answers, but everybody sure as hell has opinions. My Indian RE would want me on metformin. About 4 other doctors have said no. I'm conflicted.
In the meantime- I have to call and order an HSG, to make sure my 2 D&Cs left no scarring in the uterus and fallopian tubes- last thing I need, is an ectopic. This is probably the one thing I can get an answer for, though I'm dreading the test. If anybody has an HSG done, or has heard an opinion about the usefulness of this test to evaluate scarring and is inclined to share, please do so!
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