Subj : Re: Being Full
To   : KY MOFFET
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Feb 16 2020 09:20:00

Ky,


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

  To my knowledge, I've never had thyroid issues, but they're doing a
CBC (complete blood count), plus the blood sugar and Hemoglobin A1C
check for diabetes. I'm going to tell him to check every value there is.
I joke when I go to the phlebotomist, that "I get to see Dracula". <G>

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

  That is RARE for me. I eat one big meal at lunch, and that lasts me 24
hours.

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

  I've heard of the hyperthyroidism.

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

  I had all the teeth removed in 2000, and have worn full dentures since
then. Affordable Dentures did the pair for under $500, and they look
surprisingly real. I wasn't concerned about the looks of my "falsies"; I
just wanted to be able to eat.

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

  You wonder if they have a chart on "what to bill this poor soul for
next"?? :P

Daryl


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