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Ah ok well glad you’re being treated for it anyway!I hope you find some answers.

Hi IJessWonder, I’m sorry you’re having such a hard time at the moment. I’m just commenting to say I thought I had long COVID and a lot of the same symptoms you’ve listed, actually turned out to be hypothyroid, which I’m medicated for now and feel a lot better. It might turn out to be...

Hi all, So I’ve noticed after a couple of weeks being optimally medicated with levothyroxine that my dawn phenomenon seems to have just disappeared and insulin resistance massively improved. Like, overnight. Within 20 minutes of taking my morning pill the glucose readings stop rising to 6.5...

The Wobblies is an excellent way to describe it! It was every day for me until I added back in the Greek yoghurt and milk. I’ve just got to 125mg and feeling great - it’ll be interesting to see what happens from here if your journey is anything to go by!

Update! I think I have worked it out and solved the issue, after a really helpful message from a member here. I was counting my carbs from veg, eating different combinations of meat,veg,diary,nuts to keep to around 50g per day. I knew with hypothyroidism some people react badly to below this...

Still the same weight this week. BUT I feel million times better on increased thyroid meds. Stable and feeling good will do for now thank you very much!

I’m the same again this week. I’ve been fiddling with increasing carbs to help my t4-> t3 conversion for thyroid. So to keep the same is alright. Hoping the dose increase this week for thyroid will help me be able to be more active, up the t3 and reduce the insulin resistance

Fantastic progress well done!

That’s a brilliant achievement well done!

Up and down around the same 2 pounds since November but until thyroid is stable I’m ok with that. I can’t wait to be well enough to actually up the activity and exercise too.

Yes thank you, I really appreciate the replies from everyone, it’s given me some things to trial. Eating salt, I can imagine the gp struggling to say that! This week is moving the timings of eating so a bigger lunch. Then I’ll work my way through them. Honestly I was getting really down about...

That’s very kind of you thank you! I know one of things you’re not supposed to do when hypothyroid is reduce calories but honestly I’m full. I’d either be eating on a full stomach or downing a pot of cream/ bag of nuts for the hell of it. Maybe I should should give that a go!

Hi there, yep borderline about 9 months ago. Will def push for endo. I’ve been keeping diary, good idea to add the sleep to it. I have about 50g carb a day now. I do wonder if that’s enough to trigger starvation mode with increased rt3?

I’m willing to give anything a go at this point and being well hydrated won’t do me any harm!

Your toffee apple comment made me smile though! Glad to hear you’re doing better now.

I hope you find something that helps you @MrsA2 before low carb I used to get migraines all the time I know they’re horrible. Unless it’s changed presentation in me this feels different, but hey who knows it might be!

Thanks for reply @Jim Lahey - if it was false hypo how long would it take to go away? First hba1c was only 48, I got a handle with carbs in about 3 months down and I’m 9 months on from first hba1c.

Thanks for the reply @EllieM. Gosh no, not keeping myself at 8 to solve it! But if it goes up it resolves, then when it comes down it’s back. I only noticed as I was wearing a libre to see what was happening to sugars when it happens and then tried different snacks. I don’t think it’s stress...

Hi all, I’ve got my hba1c down to 43, with low carb around 50g a day and about 1500 calories. I’m also taking levothyroxine for hypothyroidism. When I’ve had a busy day, I get dizzy, nauseous and slurred speech. My blood sugar is around 5.5 when this happens so I thought this was due to the...

One pound down to 12.10 woop!