| Disclaimer: I've no first-hand experience, and am no expert.
I don't know the answer to your question. However, T3 and T4 are metabolic regulatory hormones... and glucose is one of the substances involved in metabolism... so it seems plausible that changes in basal metabolism could result in BG effects. That's just speculation on my part, though.
On a semi-related note:
I attended a rather interesting lecture on hypothyroidism. The presenter, Dr. Ron Hunninghake, had an interesting point about what he called "type 2 hypothyroidism": In some people, T4 does not get converted to T3 very well. They respond positively to dessicated porcine thyroid, which contains T3 as well as T4.
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Eddy
DXed 2007/04 = presented with advanced-stage DKA, A1c of 12.9%, and BMI of 21.3 kg/m^2
Post-DX A1c = ?.?% @ 2008/07; 5.2% @ 2008/04; 5.3% @ 2007/12; 5.3% @ 2007/08
current BMI = 26.0 (86kg on 182cm); want to get back to 23-24
basal = 2U human N @ 0630, 6U detemir @ 0630, 8U detemir @ 1130, 18U detemir @ 2030 (tweaking again/still as of 2008/07/03!)
bolus = 1:15 I:C ratio; varying mix of aspart, human R, human N
not a low-CHO eater... not even close!
last updated 2008/07/03
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