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Originally Posted by gettingby  I'm not sure if there is a direct correlation between thyroid meds and bg readings. I do know that if I don't take my levothyroxine daily, I feel crappy and it makes my A1C look worse. I would think it would affect bgs as both are endocrine disorders.
I've been wrong before and am not ashamed to admit when I am. 
Duck is very knowledgable on this stuff so hopefully he will chime in and correct me if I am wrong.  |
LOL. There's nothing to "correct", as we're all very different when it comes to thyroid/endocrine issues and how we react to them. I know when I was on a lower dose of Synthroid, I could take it without any reaction as far as blood sugar levels. But when I got bumped up to 175 mcg a few years ago, taking Syntroid in the morning basically triggered a Dawn Phenomenon type of reaction in me.
So, the answer is to test a lot whenever there is any sort of change in your care regimen to see how the change affects you.
Let me add this: I take my thyroid meds by themselves on an empty stomach first thing in the AM before I shower...I am pretty sure if I could manage taking my thyroid meds in the afternoon, when the so-called "insulin resistant" hormones we release when we sleep are gone, the spike in blood sugar would not happen. But I eat so often throughout the day, I'd find it hard to time taking my meds on an empty stomach.
