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<blockquote data-quote="forty six" data-source="post: 493036" data-attributes="member: 72202"><p>I do agree with this post and the comment from Zand about 'snapshot' picture. My GP has explained to me that when thyroxin is released into the blood it can stay there for quite a while before it is used so sometimes a blood test will give a false reading. Also under active thyroid seems to be bandied around a lot.</p><p></p><p>However I have only been on my tablets for 2 weeks and already I can feel a difference. The main thing I have noticed is that I am sleeping properly at night and staying awake during the day. So much of what was happening to me was blamed on diabetes (which the nurses at my practice still say I haven't got). We should not just accept 'it's your diabetes' without getting it checked, we have ample evidence on this site that GP's are not willing to listen once you are diagnosed and I believe we should question them on every aspect of our care. Most of us will have been paying for this 'service' for a number of years before diagnosis and therefore deserve the best even if we have to fight for it. The list of things that I have been told are diabetic related that I now know are also thyroid related is scary and it took 2 years of blood tests to get a proper thyroid reading.</p><p></p><p>Under active thyroid affects more women between 40 and 50 than any other age or sexual group. It is life threatening if left untreated - I was stunned when I read the list of signs and symptoms.</p><p></p><p>I admire all of you who are running your lives and coping with diabetes - it is us who should be writing the 'guidelines' for NICE.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck to you all</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forty six, post: 493036, member: 72202"] I do agree with this post and the comment from Zand about 'snapshot' picture. My GP has explained to me that when thyroxin is released into the blood it can stay there for quite a while before it is used so sometimes a blood test will give a false reading. Also under active thyroid seems to be bandied around a lot. However I have only been on my tablets for 2 weeks and already I can feel a difference. The main thing I have noticed is that I am sleeping properly at night and staying awake during the day. So much of what was happening to me was blamed on diabetes (which the nurses at my practice still say I haven't got). We should not just accept 'it's your diabetes' without getting it checked, we have ample evidence on this site that GP's are not willing to listen once you are diagnosed and I believe we should question them on every aspect of our care. Most of us will have been paying for this 'service' for a number of years before diagnosis and therefore deserve the best even if we have to fight for it. The list of things that I have been told are diabetic related that I now know are also thyroid related is scary and it took 2 years of blood tests to get a proper thyroid reading. Under active thyroid affects more women between 40 and 50 than any other age or sexual group. It is life threatening if left untreated - I was stunned when I read the list of signs and symptoms. I admire all of you who are running your lives and coping with diabetes - it is us who should be writing the 'guidelines' for NICE. Good Luck to you all [/QUOTE]
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