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sounds like carbs are giving me lows then really strange because they would nornally cause highs this is so confusing ill stick to the low carb high fat and see how that goes shocked last night at slimming world as lost 1 1/2 lbs and with what i ate i was expecting maybe a 5lb gain

i stopped meds when i seen the dr

another low today 4.1 no meds should i be mentioning this to dr? scared im going to have a low during the night had porridge for brekkie 6.9 before, 7.2 2 hours after 3 hours later 4.1, had 6 jelly babies, went shopping and grabbed a sandwich just tested about 30 mins ago at 5.8 edit to add...

thank you will have a read later but yes im hashimotos, when i had scan i was told thyroid very small due to antibodies dr then went to say 'end stage thyroiditis' i thought i was dying

i have hashimotos so antibodies will come back high self medicating too as dont do well on thyroxine last TSH was just under 2 ive not been able to do much due to the aches and pains so could explain weight gain

went to drs couple days ago about joint pain while there i mentioned that i had been having a few lows showed him my readings on my phone, he checked my notes and said 'you shouldnt be on metformin or testing because you are not diabetic' he then stopped metformin and testing strips i do have a...

dr just called and said he dont think its B12 as my results last year were good b12 460ng/L (180-915.0) also checking folate as ferritin is low and im on spatone hes only checking because i said it should be checked as im on metformin

i eat lots of meat

i spent 20 minutes on phone to drs today to be told all urgents and on the day appointments have gone i keep asking at my routine blood tests to get B12 tested but its never done ive had ongoing issues for what seems like forever but they are getting worse, i was putting it down to low ferritin...

i dont tolerate white potatoes but mixed with the sweet potatoes and cream ect im ok

i know this is an old post ive been doing slimming world for 3 years struggled at first but since being diagnosed type 2 ive lost 4 1/2 stone and got the greatest loser award i do low carb high fat and its working, lots of roasted veggies, egg and bacon pies with the fat on the bacon (wraps...

at the moment i cannot afford private tests but will have to look into them all these swaps and changes have been over the last 6 years the T3 was tested 7 weeks ago Serum TSH level 1.28 U/mL [0.38 - 5.33], 3 months ago it was 7.67, normally for me is anywhere between 5 and 21 my dose now will...

i dropped the 6.25mcg this morning so only took 1/2 NDT and 6.25 T3, i only increased by 5mcg a time T4 was never checked, T3 never got checked, B12 rarely checked but i do take daily b complex and b12, folate wasnt checked although i asked, vit d never gets tested (i requested all at last weeks...

you read my mind, ive thought of dropping the last increase while i treat the low ferritin

i increase when i feel they thyroid symptoms coming back, but now im thing of dropping the 6.25 in the morning (that was last increase) and ssee how i go while trying to raise ferritin levels ive done the T3 NDT combo before and was on a much higher dose dr does know a fair bit thyroid wise but...