My doc thinks I might have a Thyroid problem. I have some
tests next week to determine whether I have or not. I am of
course concerned but am worried why? Since Dx all sorts of
things are going wrong even though I have managed a fair
degree of BG control etc.

Is it possible that the meds I take might be causing a
problem?

Pete

Diagnosed 20/03/03 Type II D&E + Metformin + Gliclazide
+ Asprin 210lbs at Dx to target 174lbs achieved.
To mail: aspen3 at freeuk.com

Your Dr. is right.  I am hypo thyroid, but my former Endo. was giving me too
much Synthroid and then when my insurance would no longer cover Synthroid,
he switched me to Levoxyl, again too high a dose.  I did question him
repeatedly because I was having all sorts of symptoms that I thought related
to high thyroid.  He refused to let me see my labs and kept telling me that
I was fine, and doing better than I was when I first saw him.  And during
this period of time, I was having near constant hypos (BG).

I have since moved to another state and have gotten a good team of Drs.
Thyroid is right in range now.  In looking back, I can see that my low A1c
and also my hypos (BG) were related to thyroid.  It was also very difficult
for me to lose weight running hyper.  Go figure!  Since the move, my A1c has
been 6.1, 6.3 and now 6.1 again.  Normal for my lab is <6.0.

What I notice now is that my BG is not necessarily harder to control, but I
must watch what I eat more carefully than I did before.  Now, foods are
spiking me that didn't spike me before.  And if I eat so much as one bite
too many of certain foods, I have high BG.  When my thyroid was hyper, my
main concern was eating enough carbs so I didn't go hypo (BG)!  I still have
a few hypos (BG) now, but they are infrequent.  And I am losing weight
again.  So that's good.  Another interesting thing I've noticed is that my
psoriasis has cleared up.  I think when my thyroid was hyper, everything in
my system was speeded up, including the rate in which my skin cells turned
over.

Makes it really difficult when you are battling more than one medical
condition.  Seems like when you get one thing under control, another one
gets out of whack.

I underwent a complete thyroidectomy in February 2003 due to thyroid cancer
and have been on Synthroid (T4) and Cytomel (T3) ever since.  I was told to
keep my TSH level low in order to keep the cancer from returning, and because
there is no more need for TSH when I have no Thyroid to stimulate.   I
recently have been experiencing symptoms of being pre-diabetic and since I
have a family history of Type 2 diabetes, my endocrinologist sent me for
blood tests.  My Hemoglobin A1C came in at 6.2.
My unstable BG and elevated A1C is probably hereditary, but after reading
this discussion thread, I'm beginning to wonder if my thyroid cancer and
efforts to keep my TSH down is adding to my pre-diabetic condition or vice-
versa.  
I know I'm responding to this post about 2 years late, but my situation with
elevated A1C levels and unstable blood sugar just happened recently and while
doing research this evening, I came across this website.   Julie E...if
you're still out there, I'd appreciate if you could tell me what your
situation is now.  Hopefully your numbers have improved.  Let me know how
you've progressed for the past two years.
Also, if there's anyone else out there who has had a similar experience, I'd
love to hear from you.

Roseann