When you stated it in grams like that it took me a minute to make the
connection.  At least your diet seems to be working for you these days Brad,
way to go.  BTW, you were asking about metformin recently and I was
wondering what you decided to do.  I can't take metformin (bad reaction) so
after some research and inquiry I started taking ALA (alpha lipoic acid)
because it is also supposed to increase insulin sensitivity. I'm not
necessarily insulin resistant; my former endo backed off on that diagnosis
when I questioned it as I do not possess the 5 common symptoms.  He changed
the story to one that I could easily become insulin resistant...

Anyway, I wasn't sure if the ALA was really working or if it was a placebo
thing because I was feeling better after a week. I did a mini, unscientific
experiment.  I had DH give me my pills in the AM (I take about 7 different
ones) and I tend to swallow them all down at once & quickly, plus I'm brain
dead until I've been awake for at least an hour so he could have been giving
me sand pebbles for all I know.  I kept my eyes closed so I had no idea what
pills he was giving me.  His job was to leave out the ALA for a day or two
(when I wouldn't know the difference) and not tell me.  Turns out that the
day I didn't have it was a miserable one for cravings & mood swings.  I
honestly didn't know that I didn't take it that day, I just assumed it was
the beginnings of PMS.  He only told me about it today when we went through
the days and I mentioned that I felt much better on the day after resuming
the ALA.  Again, not scientific, but for now - 2 weeks into it - the stuff
seems to be working as advertised and my weight has stopped fluctuating
wildly.  It will be interesting to see if my labs still show a steady
increase in the whacked out hormones or if that might become stable too.

Jenn