Re: metabolic syndrome?/Gail/T/Gail

[Guest guest]

---Wow Gail that was so informative! Thanks. I'm going to definitely

ask for a glucose test! I would love to know it is not diabetes, but

something that I could perhaps overcome with diet & exercise,

although I can't do much exercise because it throws me into a flare

all over..especially my lower back.....Hinky

In Fibromyalgia_Support_Group , " Gail C "

wrote:

>

> Hi, sorry not to answer sooner, I've been away. Metabolic

syndrome/ syndrome X/ insulin resistance. They are all considered

the same disease. It's been known for a while but you don't hear

much about it. Maybe this will explain it better than I can:

>

> The American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung, and

Blood Institute recommend that the metabolic syndrome be identified

as the presence of three or more of these components:

>

> a.. Elevated waist circumference:

> Men — Equal to or greater than 40 inches (102 cm)

> Women — Equal to or greater than 35 inches (88 cm)

> b.. Elevated triglycerides:

> Equal to or greater than 150 mg/dL

> c.. Reduced HDL ( " good " ) cholesterol:

> Men — Less than 40 mg/dL

> Women — Less than 50 mg/dL

> d.. Elevated blood pressure:

> Equal to or greater than 130/85 mm Hg

> e.. Elevated fasting glucose:

> Equal to or greater than 100 mg/dL

> AHA Recommendation for Managing the Metabolic Syndrome:

> The primary goal of clinical management of the metabolic syndrome

is to reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

Then, the first-line therapy is to reduce the major risk factors for

cardiovascular disease: stop smoking and reduce LDL cholesterol,

blood pressure and glucose levels to the recommended levels.

>

> For managing both long- and short-term risk, lifestyle therapies

are the first-line interventions to reduce the metabolic risk

factors. These lifestyle interventions include:

>

> a.. Weight loss to achieve a desirable weight (BMI less than 25

kg/m2)

> b.. Increased physical activity, with a goal of at least 30

minutes of moderate-intensity activity on most days of the week

> c.. Healthy eating habits that include reduced intake of

saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol

> ***However I am also finding information that this syndrome can be

associated with fibromyalgia.

> 1.. Women with fibromyalgia were 5.56 times more likely than

healthy controls to have metabolic syndrome.

> 2.. Women with chronic pain from fibromyalgia are at an increased

risk for metabolic syndrome, which may be associated with relatively

elevated NE (norepinephrine /epinephrine) levels in conjunction with

relatively reduced epinephrine and cortisol secretion.

> Here's an article on the fibronetwork:

> http://www.fmnetnews.com/basics-news-archives-metabolic.php

>

> thanks to all who responded to my question about whether anyone

else had it. Now I have to struggle to get my blood sugar,

cholesterol, triglycerides, and weight down. Don't think I'm up to

the 30 minutes of exercise they recommend although I wish I really

could without having issues with pain.

>

> Gail

>

>

[Guest guest]

You know, my endocrinologist said that I had metabolic syndrome and

glucose resistance! Hmmmm......I have T2 diabetes but have lowered my

A1C to 5.8 and my total cholesterol, which was 287 is now down to 150

with diet changes and lipitor. She put me on zoloft when I initially

saw her as she said that my body was mass-producing cortisol (mainly

waist/abdomen weight gain) and it has been shown to help. I go back

in May and we are going to address the weight part. I have heard that

byetta works well for T2 diabetes with a lovely side effect of weight

loss.

And I plan to add physical exercise to my life. I know it'll hurt

some, but I have found that if I move even a little it keeps me from

hurting (I tend to get stiff).

Darlene

> >

> > Hi, sorry not to answer sooner, I've been away. Metabolic

> syndrome/ syndrome X/ insulin resistance. They are all considered

> the same disease. It's been known for a while but you don't hear

> much about it. Maybe this will explain it better than I can:

> >

> > The American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung, and

> Blood Institute recommend that the metabolic syndrome be identified

> as the presence of three or more of these components:

> >

> > a.. Elevated waist circumference:

> > Men — Equal to or greater than 40 inches (102 cm)

> > Women — Equal to or greater than 35 inches (88 cm)

> > b.. Elevated triglycerides:

> > Equal to or greater than 150 mg/dL

> > c.. Reduced HDL ( " good " ) cholesterol:

> > Men — Less than 40 mg/dL

> > Women — Less than 50 mg/dL

> > d.. Elevated blood pressure:

> > Equal to or greater than 130/85 mm Hg

> > e.. Elevated fasting glucose:

> > Equal to or greater than 100 mg/dL

> > AHA Recommendation for Managing the Metabolic Syndrome:

> > The primary goal of clinical management of the metabolic syndrome

> is to reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2

diabetes.

> Then, the first-line therapy is to reduce the major risk factors

for

> cardiovascular disease: stop smoking and reduce LDL cholesterol,

> blood pressure and glucose levels to the recommended levels.

> >

> > For managing both long- and short-term risk, lifestyle therapies

> are the first-line interventions to reduce the metabolic risk

> factors. These lifestyle interventions include:

> >

> > a.. Weight loss to achieve a desirable weight (BMI less than 25

> kg/m2)

> > b.. Increased physical activity, with a goal of at least 30

> minutes of moderate-intensity activity on most days of the week

> > c.. Healthy eating habits that include reduced intake of

> saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol

> > ***However I am also finding information that this syndrome can

be

> associated with fibromyalgia.

> > 1.. Women with fibromyalgia were 5.56 times more likely than

> healthy controls to have metabolic syndrome.

> > 2.. Women with chronic pain from fibromyalgia are at an

increased

> risk for metabolic syndrome, which may be associated with

relatively

> elevated NE (norepinephrine /epinephrine) levels in conjunction

with

> relatively reduced epinephrine and cortisol secretion.

> > Here's an article on the fibronetwork:

> > http://www.fmnetnews.com/basics-news-archives-metabolic.php

> >

> > thanks to all who responded to my question about whether anyone

> else had it. Now I have to struggle to get my blood sugar,

> cholesterol, triglycerides, and weight down. Don't think I'm up to

> the 30 minutes of exercise they recommend although I wish I really

> could without having issues with pain.

> >

> > Gail

> >

> >