Hi all, As mentioned prior my son has loads of hypo symptoms but results came back as no action. We got to have a look at the numbers but could not get a printout.
Hdaic 34 (48-59)
Tsh 1.37 ( 0,27-4.20)
Haemoglobin 146 (130-170)
Still has really bad energy, dry skin, hair and severe constipation.
Any ideas.
How old is he?
Do you have Hashimoto's?
For full Thyroid evaluation he will need TSH, FT4, TT4, FT3 plus TPO and TG thyroid antibodies. Plus very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12
Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies
thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...
Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have money off offers.
All thyroid tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. This gives highest TSH and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, GP will be unaware)
If antibodies are high this is Hashimoto's, (also known by medics here in UK more commonly as autoimmune thyroid disease).
About 90% of all hypothyroidism in Uk is due to Hashimoto's. Low vitamins are especially common with Hashimoto's. Food intolerances too, especially gluten. So it's important to get tested.
slow dragon he is 20 yrs old and was slow to hit adolescence too. He has on going shock like symptoms which are very concerning too.
The HD1AC test result means your son doesn't have diabetes (diabetes also causes tiredness so it's good to have that ruled out). He also doesn't have primary hypothyroidism - a TSH of 1.37 rules that out (most people with a healthy thyroid have a TSH between 0.5 and 1.5). However there other types of hypothyroidism which the TSH test would not detect, and if his pituitary wasn't working properly you would never know from these results. You could get a private blood test as Slowdragon has explained. That would detect the other type of hypothyroidism caused by pituitary problems. The B12 test would detect Pernicious anaemia, which makes people feel really rubbish. The B12 test often comes bundled with the Thyroid hormone tests.
Is your doctor doing any other investigations for your son's symptoms?
Seems no further action is going to be taken. He suffers from shock like symptoms often. Cold skin, pallor, dilated pupils, lethargy and often has bladder issues which recently caused him to urinate blood.
He is out of work at the moment so private testing would be difficult but I will talk to his GP who is also my GP in connection to the above information regarding pituitary issues which would make sense of his continual shock like symptoms. Is there anything we could be doing prior to getting tested as it may well be a very long haul.
We do use non stick coated cookware but cannot say any of the other items are in use at the moment but he used to drink red bull most days when he was working.
That is probably not a good idea
Contains caffeine and B vitamins, so that will falsely affect test results on B12 for up to 4 months
Hes been out of work for about two months so ill bear that in mind if they decide to do further checks.
Hdaic 34 (48-59)
I've seen this kind of result before. I think it is very confusing for people who aren't familiar with diabetic reference ranges.
As far as I can work out the reference range you've been given applies to people who have been diagnosed as diabetic. Anyone who isn't diabetic has a completely different reference range which is much lower. A result of 34 is good.
See this link for more info on diabetic and non-diabetic reference ranges :
Test results, are they actually normal?
Son's TFT Results... Normal!!!!!
All results in normal range.
T4 & T3 GP still saying normal no action
