I am gaining a significant amount of weight even though i've been dieting. I have memory problems and diarhea but my doc says my levels are normal. Is this true?
2007-11-05 05:50:13 · 5 answers · asked by Kristi J 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
Your levels are *just* on the threshold of normal. Some labs would consider you slightly hypothyroid. A TSH of 5.5. is usually the cutoff for normal, and a T4 of below 12 is lower than normal (some labs are different, check your lab's range. Some labs consider 9 to be abnormal). Regardless, these levels may be far too low for you. It's hard to say what your starting levels were if you are developing thyroid disease.
In addition, some doctors treat patients with a TSH over 4.5 if symptomatic.
You may be in the early stages of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. If your levels begin to decrease, you are likely on your way to needing thyroid hormone replacement. If you must stay with your same doctor, have him check you often.
I personally don't agree that you must wait to get sicker before you get better though. I would get a second opinion and a full medical.
In addition, get your other hormone levels checked, your insulin levels, and perhaps even get screened for Celiac Disease (can sometimes present atypically with weight gain, diarhea, and memory issues) and other bowel issues.
Don't "diet", since cutting out too many calories will cause weight GAIN and yoyo dieting, not mention memory and cognitive problems. Just eat healthy clean small portioned foods, and do lots of regular exercise. Cut all the processed foods.
2007-11-07 18:22:50 · answer #1 · answered by reginachick22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the newer types of insulin these days, diabetic diets aren't necessarily as restrictive as they used to be. Read here https://tr.im/mO93k
As with any medicine or diet change, you should discuss it with your doctor. Fruits, both fresh and dried, have a natural sugar in them that will raise blood sugar levels, so be careful about eating too much. Not sure about the nuts. Moderation is always the key. I've been diabetic for 18 years and just recently changed insulin types. I love it because it gives me more freedom in when and what I eat.
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2017-02-22 21:44:15 · answer #3 · answered by Mary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-10 05:25:48 · answer #4 · answered by walker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://thyroid.about.com/od/gettestedanddiagnosed/a/normaltshlevel.htm
those levels are entirely normal, has your doctor checked you for diabetes? talk to him about metformin, it is now being used as a weight loss aid as well as a diabetic medication.
next time, use google, I found this information in about 10 seconds.
2007-11-05 05:55:22 · answer #5 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋