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Skin Discoloration

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Marlie
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I was just curious if anyone had developed darker pigmentation patch(es) that starts to fade on a gluten free diet?

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WheatChef Apprentice
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The location of these patches could have some effect on exactly what it may be a clue of. It's late though and not coming to the front of my mind but these patches especially around the neck area are highly indicative of some metabolic disorder.

anabananakins Explorer
anabananakins
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I was just curious if anyone had developed darker pigmentation patch(es) that starts to fade on a gluten free diet?

Have you lowered your overall carb intake? I have those patches, they are a symptom (side effect?)of insulin resistance. Commonly found on the back of the neck, inside of the upper arms, inside of upper thighs. It's generally a good sign if they are fading (if they are because of insulin resistance) but I would suggest seeing your doctor if you are overweight and / or there is any chance you could be diabetic (insulin resistance is an early stage of pre-diabetes)

Gluten Glutton Newbie
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I the dark patches in most of the places consisted with insulin resistance. I was diagnosed with PCOS in my mid-20's and the two run together, so I'm not surprised. I've always suspected I had some kind of insulin resistance along with the PCOS but my blood levels have always come out in the normal range. I haven't really checked to see if they're fading, but it would be great if they were! (I've been gluten-free for 3 months). I know my large tummy is shrinking, and having a lot of weight in the stomach is symptomatic of insulin resistance. Now I need to go find a mirror :P

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I the dark patches in most of the places consisted with insulin resistance. I was diagnosed with PCOS in my mid-20's and the two run together, so I'm not surprised. I've always suspected I had some kind of insulin resistance along with the PCOS but my blood levels have always come out in the normal range. I haven't really checked to see if they're fading, but it would be great if they were! (I've been gluten-free for 3 months). I know my large tummy is shrinking, and having a lot of weight in the stomach is symptomatic of insulin resistance. Now I need to go find a mirror :P

With the blood tests, have they been checking your insulin levels when doing the glucose tolerance test? A regular diabetes test doesn't show insulin problems, nor does a GTT if they aren't specifically also checking insulin. I had to have the test twice because my first GP didn't realise this and didn't order the insulin check, and it isn't checked as standard. I'd been researching it and realised she'd ignored my request when I got my results. We argued as it was clear my knowledge was so much more up to date than hers (which is unforgiveable given how common pcos and insulin resistance are) and I ended up changing doctors. The GTT wipes me out so I didn't appreciate having it twice in 6 weeks!

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