Hello everybody, this my first post

[Northener73]

Well a little about myself first , I'm 44 i was officially under weight as a child until i had my tonsils out when i 4 or 5 then i got to the weight i should be for my age now fast forward to when i was about 8 and I was diagonsed with eczema and the thing that is any good is betnovate but as it is steriods it does have side effects and within the first 2 months i started to put weight on then when i started at secondry school i was in a 34 inch waist at that time only being 5 foot then by the time i was in the second year i was in a 36 inch waist i started learning to drive when i was 18 but had to stop because i started with a over active bladder in 1997 i had a cystoscopy which came back all clear then again i had another cystoscopy in 1998 same again all clear and i was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2014 my bloods was 87 in 2015 i did get it down to 48 but then it went up to 54 and the doctor doubled my metformin to 2 in the morning and 2 at evening well most days i can't leave the loo since the doctor up my metformin my bloods have just keep going up and up in march it was 97 and july it was 108 so i went to see the nurse practioner who has reffred me to the hospital to talk about insurlin which i go to on tuesday this week i went to the doctors last week and asked for my bloods, urine, and thyroid results print out what i would like to know is does anybody know if my thyroid is normal my results are blood sugar 108 urine microalbumin 55.7mg/L urine creatinine 6.3 mmol/L urine albumin/creatinine ratio 8.9 mg/mmol serumcreatinine 81umol/L serum urea 5 mmol/L serum sodium 137 mmol/L serum potassium 4.2 mmol/L GFR calculated abbreviated MDRD 90 mL/min/1.73m*2 Liver tests serum total protein 73 g/L serum albumin 37 g/L serum globulin 36 g/L serum alkaline phosphatase 104 iu/L serum alanine aminotransferase 28 iu/L serum total bilirubin 17 umol/L serum lipid serum triglyceride 1.3 mmol/L serum cholesterol 3.6 mmol/L serum HDL cholesterol 0.86 mmol/L serum non high density lipoprotein cholesterol 2.7 mmol/L serum cholesterol/HDL ratio 4.1 mmol/mmol could anyone please tell me if my thyroid is under active or if the results show up as a slowed metabolisum oh yes i live in the UK thank you for any help

[bantam12]

There aren't any thyroid results in your post, did you have TSH, T4 and T3 tested ? these are the basic ones needed.

[Northener73 in reply to bantam12]

Hello bantam12 I was supposed to have had it done in last month when I saw the print out somehow I know that it has not been done but I go to the diabetic endocrine clinic at the hospital on Tuesday so I'm going to ask for them to test my thyroid and any other tests thank you for your reply

[Northener73 in reply to bantam12]

also, every time I have my blood done at the doctors for diabetes they always say that they test my thyroid

[Aurealis in reply to Northener73]

They should be able to give you all your previous results then, that could be helpful. If nothing else you’re onto them now! Good luck, sorry for all the troubles you’ve had

[mauschen]

As Bantam12 says, you need to show us your thyroid test results for anyone to have a look and comment. Remember to go to the doctor as early as possible to have your blood drawn and you should be fasting.

I know that you have gone to a lot of trouble writing out your blood and urine analysis results however, without reference ranges ( normal value from ... - ,,,) they are no good because different laboratories use different reference ranges. Your GFR to test kidney function is calculated based on your age and weight but even without that information, your GFR looks good.

Can I ask why you think you might have a thyroid problem?

[Hidden]

I am sorry it look as if they have neglected to do your thyroid when they clearly should have done. You need the tests described by bantum 12 as well as your Vitmain D, vitamin B12, floate and ferritin.

Whta re you symptoms currently. Are you tired? Consitpated? headaches?. There are a lot of symptoms that could indicate hyopothryoidism.Also can you take your pulse and temperature.There are good indicators of thryoid status. You can have the blood taken privately from bluehorizens.

[Mino40]

I am a diabetic in remission, I have my thyroid tested as part of the routine tests, annually. That was how I was diagnosed as hypothyroid. Seems odd that they neglected to test your thyroid yet you suspect that you are hypothyroid.

In terms of diabetes, a large waist circumference puts you at risk of diabetes and it’s complications as it indicates more visceral fat (fat around the organs.

I put myself into remission with diet and exercise, went HbA1c 49 down to 35, in the last 3 years. It can be done. Good luck x