After being told to phone my GP surgery, I was told by the receptionist today that levothyroxine has been added to my prescription as a recommendation from the endocrinologist.
I do not know what my latest test results are saying yet. I have not been told that I have an underactive thyroid.
So my current situation is that I been given a prescription for a pill, without the manual on how to manage it as a type 1 diabetic who is on insulin. Are there any basic guidelines at all on how I should proceed whatsoever?
I have been told to take a 50mg tablet a day as a starting point. On the leaflet it states that this will likely increase my blood glucose levels, but quite frankly I don't have the first clue what to expect.
Fortunately, I've had type 1 for long enough to know that I'm the one responsible for it.
After speaking to my mother, who has had an underactive thyroid for a while (but not diabetes), she mentioned that there is a 25mg levothyroxine tablet as well. Given my lack of symptoms, I am thinking about asking the GP if I can start on the lowest dose.
With my complete and utter lack of symptoms, frankly I am struggling to comprehend that it is actually possible for me to have an underactive thyroid at the moment.
I do not know what my latest test results are saying yet. I have not been told that I have an underactive thyroid.
So my current situation is that I been given a prescription for a pill, without the manual on how to manage it as a type 1 diabetic who is on insulin. Are there any basic guidelines at all on how I should proceed whatsoever?
I have been told to take a 50mg tablet a day as a starting point. On the leaflet it states that this will likely increase my blood glucose levels, but quite frankly I don't have the first clue what to expect.
Fortunately, I've had type 1 for long enough to know that I'm the one responsible for it.
After speaking to my mother, who has had an underactive thyroid for a while (but not diabetes), she mentioned that there is a 25mg levothyroxine tablet as well. Given my lack of symptoms, I am thinking about asking the GP if I can start on the lowest dose.
With my complete and utter lack of symptoms, frankly I am struggling to comprehend that it is actually possible for me to have an underactive thyroid at the moment.
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