The Reason Behind Cravings and Fatigue

Think of insulin as a “key” that lets glucose move from your bloodstream into your muscles and brain for fuel.

With PCOS, the “padlock” on your cells get rusty - this is insulin resistance. Your body responds to this by producing more “keys” (insulin) to force the door open.

So what?

When too much insulin is pumped into your system, two things happen:

  1. excess glucose is pushed into fat storage - especially around the waist, and
  2. high insulin signals your ovaries to make more testosterone, driving symptoms like irregular periods, acne, and stubborn weight gain.

Lowering those insulin surges through smarter food choices is therefore the fastest way to regain hormonal balance and trim belly-fat at its source.

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What causes PCOS symptoms?

Chain Reaction What you notice
Extra insulin tells the ovaries to make more testosterone Irregular or skipped periods, acne, excess hair growth
High insulin stores more calories as belly fat Weight gain around the midsection, harder to lose weight
Blood sugar swings up, then crashes quickly Powerful cravings for sweets or simple carbs, afternoon energy slumps

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Why diet is the first fix

Large, rapid spikes in blood sugar (red line in the figure below)

→ large insulin surges.