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Message: <blockquote data-quote="julie56" data-source="post: 988149" data-attributes="member: 88494"><p>Hello Kitsunerun, I also had Graves disease diagnosed about 20years ago now.  I was started on Carbimazole but had a bad skin reaction so was changed to Propylthyrouacil which controlled it more or less for 8 years, but I couldn't come off it without all the old symptoms coming back.  I bit the bullet eventually and opted for Radioactive Iodine treatment and since then haven't taken any medication for it at all.  I am heading towards hypothyroidism now - tsh raised but still producing enough thyroxine at present. I understand that sometimes a reasonable period on carbimazole can resolve hyperthyroidism for good - so I hope that's the case for you.  I was diagnosed type 2 a couple of years ago and gradually my bgs are deteriorating despite adding more medication and opting for a low carb diet.  I have always been pretty fit and active - so it was a bit of a surprise and I have wondered if Graves disease and diabetes is linked.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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