Why would you manipulate your regular dose, to artificially get a figure that suits your physician? You're then only kidding yourself too, and it's not going to be conclusive in your search for the problems you're asking........I can never understand why people fo this.
Over medication will also tank adrenals......that's why it's warned on initial thyroid supplementation .
I'm interested to know how you do your blood test if you are on t3 especially if on t3 only?Personally i don't think there is an adequate blood test developed for t3 testing.
I dont artificially check my bloods. I take my t3 medication before a test so I know exactly how high it gets 2hrs in. I don’t change my regimen of my doses of levo or lio T3. I don’t understand why TUK promote not to take medication before a blood draw to try and trick Drs. We should be aiming for an in range TSH and in range levels like a healthy person would have. Over range medication can lead to undesired symptoms similar to under medicated.
I have checked my bloods with and without medication just to see where the levels lay. I need to feel confident I’m not going under or over medicated and therefore an in range TSH. Importantly I feel good most of the time without thyroid symptoms.
Yes, hypothyroidism increases the risk of pre diabetes & diabetes. If you Google you’ll find lots of references to this. Have you had any blood sugar tests? GPs are generally keen to do them so read up on the symptoms & ask for a test if you recognise symptoms.
I don’t think reducing your T4 will affect the TSH level. Probably just make you feel worse. Your TSH is low because your taking T3 & your body doesn’t need TSH to be produced anymore. Who prescribed your T3? Ideally they should be aware that taking T3 will lower TSH & it is not harmful, just a sign that TSH is redundant in your body now as the medication is providing all the hormones it needs, although looking at your results you probably need more of both hormones.
People keep asking how you do your blood tests as it can affect TSH readings. You haven’t answered yet. It would be helpful to know if your test is taken later in the day & if you ate first.
Reverse T3 is not of any importance. If you’re taking T3 it’s not likely you have high levels anyway. It comes from high levels of unused T4 when the body fails to convert it.
RT3 is like a brake......it's designed to slow down the metabolic rate in certain tissues/cells to stop excessive energy expenditure, like illness or starvation. This is also why hyperthyroidism can cause diabetes and Insulin resistance.
Your body will rapidly store glucose as fat, for high inconsistent energy consumption.
I’ve never heard anything about RT3 causing diabetes or insulin resistance. Please back up your statements with medical research or something from a respected source
. I also don’t appreciate being accused of misinformation. Please be more specific. All that I have written is accepted main stream advice. RT3 is a problem in severe illness not necessarily thyroid related. It’s highly unlikely that RT3 is involved at all in jparsss’ problems.
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