![]() Protein is hugely important as tyrosine (an amino acid from dietary proteins) is one of the important components of thyroid hormone. Eat regular healthy meals that include protein, healthy fats and low GI carbs. It can also slow the response of insulin secretion and the clearance of too much in the blood. The body then tells itself to lower metabolism in order to preserve energy, meaning slowing down thyroid hormone synthesis.Īlso continually elevated cortisol levels can impair the HPT axis by suppressing pituitary function (so not signalling the release of enough thyroid hormone) and because thyroid hormones drive our metabolism, a low level can slow glucose absorption in the gut and the rate our cells uptake glucose. When blood sugar falls too low (hypoglycemia), the adrenal glands release stress hormones to signal the liver to break down proteins and fats for energy (this causes a lot of bodily stress and inflammation) by stimulating the use of glycogen (stored sugar in the liver). Radd in reply to SeasideSusie 6 years agoĬarb cravings can be down to low blood sugar caused by insulin resistance when sugar is unable to enter the cells although high in circulation. I don't know enough about those to comment. Your internal shakiness could be low blood sugar. ![]() People tend to crave the things they are intolerant or sensitive to. You need to get them all to their optimal levels, Vit D, B12 and folate all desperately need to be addressed. So to answer your question, yes, it could very well be a vitamin related issue. Increasing stomach acid by using Organic Apple Cider Vinegar With Mother diluted in warm water before meals can help, or taking Betaine HCl with Pepsin. Many hypo patients have low stomach acid which prevents proper absorption. One other thing to consider is are you absorbing nutrients. Add in selenium to help with conversion and you could very well find that your thyroxine will work better, your TSH might drop a bit and your FT4 and FT3 might increase. BUT all your other Vits and mins are poor, far too low in their ranges and you need to supplement to get ALL of them at their optimal levels. Your ferritin is good, could perhaps be a bit higher, 100-130 is best, so you don't have to worry too much about that. Optimal levels of vitamins and minerals are needed for thyroid hormone to work properly. T4 is converting to T3 but as T3 should be a bit higher in it's range than T4 is in it's range, then FT3 could be a bit higher. TSH= 1.96 0.34-4.94mIU/L - with a treated hypo patient the aim is to get the TSH down to 1 or below or wherever it needs to be for the FT4 and FT3 to be in the upper part of their ranges.įT3=4.3 2.63-5.7pmol/L - is approx 54% through the rangeįT4=15.3 9.01-19.05pmol/L- is approx 63% through the range SeasideSusie Administrator in reply to misfits73 6 years ago You want your FT3 to be somewhere up near the top of the range - somewhere where it makes you feel good! 5 years is just too long on a starter dose. But the difficulty will be persuading your doctor that bottom of the range just isn't good enough. You won't get any help with that from your doctor, because they know nothing about nutrients, either!ġ00 mcg is more or less a starter dose, so you really do need an increase. So, best to get those tested, and supplement any that are low. ![]() Have you had your vit d, vit B12, folate and ferritin tested? They all need to be optimal - not just in range - for your body to be able to absorb and convert the T4 you are giving it. Possible you aren't converting very well. And educate your doctor if at all possible.ĭifficult to say for certain, but even without the ranges, your FT3 looks a bit low. That is why you have to learn as much as you can about your disease, and take charge of your own health. They don't understand the subtleties, and have no idea how bad low thyroid makes us feel. You have to remember, that doctors know nothing about thyroid. At the moment, it obviously isn't, because you still have symptoms. And, to feel well, you need your FT3 to be 'optimal'. But, 'in range' isn't the same as 'optimal'. When your doctor says 'normal', he doesn't actually mean 'normal', he means 'in range'. Hi, do you have the ranges for the FT4 and the FT3? It would help enormously if you have. ![]()
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