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Originally Posted by Eddy  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. |
It's nice to read a doctor say that...Most of my docs, when I ask them about T3 uptake and conversion from T4 state that the body does this automatically from T4 intake, so no additional T3 meds are needed.
And then I always ask "And my body is supposed to automatically process ingested sugar as well, right?"
Anyway, there are two T3/T4 combo products on the market: Armour Thyroid and Thyrolar. And then there is a pure T3 medication, Cytomel. If you feel you need additional T3, talk to your doctor to test for Free T3 and T3 Uptake with your next labs.
