Subj : Re: Being Full
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Sat Feb 15 2020 15:42:00

DARYL STOUT wrote:
> Nancy,
> 
> NB>Got another year plus before that last...  And, as you can see, I'm behind
> NB>again... How did the EGD go....?
> 
>    It went well. The biopsies were normal, and the angina is NOT caused
> by cardiac or reflux issues...they have no idea what's causing the chest
> pain. It could be tension, stress, or something else. I see the PCP for
> a full physical exam and complete blood work (including a check for type
> 2 diabetes) on March 2...then have a complete eye exam 2 days later.
> 
>    Before that, I have a toenail trim (if I end up being type 2 diabetic,
> he'll have more reason to see me besides just trimming the toenails),
> and another low testosterone implant in the buttocks cheeks (they
> alternate them 4 months apart). But, left untreated, Low-T can lead to,
> or aggravate cardiovascular and diabetes issues. I don't want to give
> any condition any "assistance" in developing.
> 


Get full thyroid workup. NOT just TSH test. At the very least, FreeT4 
and FreeT3 tests. Should be in upper half of the normal range, or upper 
third if already being treated. (Low end of range is actually 
hypothyroid. TSH should not be over 2.0 regardless, and even that high 
is suspect.)

80% of people over age 50 have some degree of low thyroid (due to 
reduced conversion of T4 to T3). This in turn causes low testosterone 
and insulin resistance (thus type 2 diabetes), along with vague symptoms 
like chest pain, and more obvious symptoms like migraines, high blood 
pressure, high cholesterol, arteriosclerosis, weight gain (obesity is a 
co-symptom, NOT a cause) and a plethora of other "symptoms of aging" and 
chronic conditions... such as dementia and congestive heart failure.

If you are "hungry all the time" that's also due to low thyroid, caused 
by leptin resistance that follows from insulin resistance.

Thyroid should be the FIRST thing investigated for ANY chronic condition 
or age-related decline, because EVERYTHING else depends on it. But most 
doctors regard it as a last-ditch or never look at it at all.

A non-exhaustive list:
https://hypothyroidmom.com/300-hypothyroidism-symptoms-yes-really/

(Yes, some cancers, notably those that start as calcifications, can be 
due to low thyroid. Age-related tooth decay or loss is actually a low 
thyroid thing too.)

I read the literature, so you don't have to, and because doctors don't.
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