Thyroid

[borderter]

Very interested in the u.s study of thyroid and diabetes and wonder if anyone knows the perameters for tsh last test said mine was1.5 and is a bit low so now wondering if this is raising my bgs as in the study so is 1.5 low and if so why has no treatment been offered? :?: :?:

 

[sugarless sue]

Range for TSH is 0.35 .........3.3 mu/L according to my lab ranges. So you are within the normal range.

If you are concerned please discuss it with the GP.

 

[hails]

Yes however in America they medicate you when your thyroid is over 3.5 - here in the UK if you are over 10! I found this out the hard way after finding out I had an underactive thyroid due to the auto immune disease (cause of Diabetes) and had to beg the Doctor for Thyroxin as I was very symptomatic. The Doctor at the hospital begrudingly gave me thyroxin (I was 9.5) and then I had a call from my GP the next week to say she thought I should go on thyroin due to the results she had received! At least it seems my normal GP has her head screwed on!