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?High thyroxine levels affect other blood levels

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Can high thyroxine levels have an effect on Cholesterol and HbA1c glucose levels?

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Being hyperthyroid can lead to suppressed cholesterol levels - this article explains it healthline.com/health/thyro...

I’m not sure whether being over-medicated with thyroxine, as opposed to having an overactive thyroid, works in exactly the same way.

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greygoose in reply to Valarian

diogenes posted a paper that said it doesn't. But, in my experience, over-dosing on T3 can lead to very low cholesterol - and I do wonder if that's not what increases risks of heart attacks rather than high T3...

But, whether or not a high thyroxine level would have the same effect, depends on how well you convert. :)

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