GHT to prevent possible insulin resistance

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Hi -

I am sure that you had a hard time making the decision and I am glad

that you and your family really thought about it before doing it.

ALl of the GHT side effects that you listed have been discussed on

this listserve and all of our endos have discussed them with us. I

am glad that you posted them again though b/c it's is good for those

who might not have known them. They are very rare according to our

doctors.

Our previous endo said there is some research to support the theory

that GHT actually might prevent insulin resistance. Has anyone else

heard this?

F

-- In RSS-Support , Jeffries

wrote:

>

> On Tuesday, November 18, 2003, at 12:43 PM, pooshiepoo wrote:

>

> > So any extra growth will have to come from growth hormone. Up

> > until this point my husband and I have been quite resistant. We

> > just don't want to subject her to the possiblity of any negative

> > long term health problems (diabetes or something more serious

> > from tinkering with the delicate endocrine system).

>

> I just had an appt. with Amber's endo last week. Amber is only

35.5

> inches and 23 lbs at age 4. She has not grown any in height for 6

mo.

> (last endo visit) so we were told she should begin GHT.

>

> The endo, Dr. Christie, told us there were three very rare

potential

> complications of using GHT.

>

> 1) cranial swelling - this would show up as headaches and if it

were to

> occur, we would stop GHT and that would end the swelling.

>

> 2) insulin resistant diabetes - while rare, this is a potential

risk.

>

> 3) hip plate separation (can't remember the actual term she used) -

> this is where the bones would separate and require a pin be

inserted to

> correct the problem.

>

> While all three possible complications of GHT sounded scary, we

decided

> to go ahead with GHT. I'm surprised that members of this list are

> unaware of these possible complications. Does MAGIC have info on

these

> side effects?

>

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> Jeffries @t...

> Mom to le (18), (14), and

> twins Jacquelyn and Amber (4) RSS?/SGA, periactin, zantac,

> GHT

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