Connection between thyroid and diabetes, help please.

[Shon]

I need your help and opinions please. I have just been diagnosed with diabetes (high sugar levels)

I have never had high sugar levels before. but my doctor has just told me that I am diabetic (just) which now means I am having to deal with twice the symptoms. here is the story.

After three years of getting no where with my doctor. and getting fed up of his only advice which was to take more tramadol. to help with the complete body pain I suffer. a year ago I could hardly walk, but after I made a decision to up thyroxine from 125 to 150. I improved greatly. but still not enough. so a year later (6 weeks ago) I put my meds up again from 150 to 175. and my pain has decreased by 80%. (bloods below) next step get T3 meds.

Anyway my point is this. If anyone out there has the answers, I have read up on the connection between thyroid and glucose resistance. I believe the raise in my thryroxine has hyped my blood sugars. how do I counteract that?

All ideas welcome.

Serum free T4 level (XaERr) 19.6 pmol/L (10.0 - 19.8)

Serum TSH level (XaELV) 0.16 mu/L (0.3 - 5.5)below low reference limit

Serum free triiodothyronine level (XaERq) 5.1 pmol/L (3.5 - 6.7) probabley euthyoid results.

Thanks

Shon

[shaws Administrator]

I am not medically qualified but I have read that if hypothyroidism is undertreated it can cause other serious diseases.

This is a link re the connection with hypo.

ehow.com/way_5313133_diet-d...

healthcentral.com/diabetes/...

[Jackie]

Hi Thyroid disease is often autoimmune and of course it is hormonal. Diabetes, similar symptoms to start with, is autoimmune and hormonal. You do not have to be over weight etc. The cold is even more noticable than with thyroid. If you thyroid diseases is autoimmune, you are likely to gradually have other autoimmune diseases, so watch out for them!These are both endo so are you seeing one? Also make sure for your thyroid you are regularly tested for TSH, T4 and Free T3 for the proper treatment.

You will soon be able to cope with the diabetes, also this is one of the few things that docs expect you to mostly look after yourself, nice change!

Best wishes,

Jackie

[Duchy82]

There is a link between diabetes and hypothyroidism but i would have thought that increasing meds would improve the diabetes, i would suggest the paleo diet to help with the diabetes or a diabetes diet (basically a low carb diet with no refined sugars) that will reduce or remove the need for diabetes meds(this is assuming you have type 2 diabetes). That is if that is what you want to achieve.

Good luck !