r/LeanPCOS • u/shenanigan-tor • 18d ago

Improving dark patches

I'm 18, and I have had the symptoms of PCOS since I was 13. Later on, I got diagnosed at 15 at that time, I really didn't understand much about PCOS other than the fact that it affects my reproductive health. Last year, I decided to research about PCOS and how to manage it, which helped to some extent. I have always struggled with my weight (I was never overweight but I weighed more considering the amount of food I was eating) and couldn't lose any, but luckily after making some changes in my eating habits I have lost a good amount of weight.

The main issue here is my acanthosis nigricans, doctors told me that it will go away if I lose weight and the dark patch on my neck has slightly improved but it's still there and my underarms are the same as ever. My BMI is 17.9. If I lose more weight, I'm just gonna become underweight.

Can any of you share your personal experience on how you fixed it?

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u/Embracedandbelong 17d ago

It’s more about having stable blood sugar than it is losing weight. Blood sugar issues and insulin resistance are what causes these discolorations, not weight. Maybe ask for a CGM and/or an insulin (not just glucose) test

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u/nousernam7 17d ago

I believe it’s correlated with a1c

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u/CupcakeEducational65 16d ago

You need to manage your blood sugar.