Re: Re: teeth, insulin levels with iodine ()

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> Nope. Just have an empty spot. It is my very back

> tooth. It bugged me at

> first but now my gum has toughened up and I can chew

> there. My hubby just

> had a tooth die and we pulled it. He had the option

> of an implant or a

> bridge. We opted for the bridge since the teeth on

> either side had large

> fillings that eventually would be removed and

> require crowns.

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Thanks for the info. Are crowns OK to have? Just

gathering info as I have many teeth with large

fillings and I know some day I will hear the dentist

say I need one.

I wanted to ask you something else now that I think

about it. You stated you had PCOS before I believe? I

hope I'm not confusing you with someone else. Anyway,

did you have high insulin levels? If so, did they

decrease with the iodine? I am insulin resistant from

PCOS and insulin levels were 18, but only went down to

16-17 since being on Metformin ER and exercising 1+

hours a day. My fasting glucose levels have come down

to the low 80's, but no real change in insulin levels.

I am currently taking 6.25mg of iodorol, as I decided

to do it slowly. I am doing the sea alt as well. I

do seem to have more energy since starting the

iodorol, but wonder if it will lower insulin. I

believe my extremely slow weight losses are due to the

elevated insulin levels. I am going to try having

insulin levels done in April.

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Hi Donna,

FWIW, my guess it that iodone will lower IR, tho' I don't fully understand IR.

Iodoral lowered my exogenous insulin requirements by nearly half.

>>>I wanted to ask you something else now that I thinkabout it. You stated you had PCOS before I believe? Ihope I'm not confusing you with someone else. Anyway,did you have high insulin levels? If so, did theydecrease with the iodine? I am insulin resistant fromPCOS and insulin levels were 18, but only went down to16-17 since being on Metformin ER and exercising 1+hours a day. My fasting glucose levels have come downto the low 80's, but no real change in insulin levels. I am currently taking 6.25mg of iodorol, as I decidedto do it slowly. I am doing the sea alt as well. Ido seem to have more energy since starting theiodorol, but wonder if it will lower insulin. Ibelieve my extremely slow weight losses are due to theelevated insulin levels. I am going to try havinginsulin levels done in April.2008 walking milesGoal 600 miles for 2008January miles - 12 milesYear - 12 miles

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It does help with IR. I was much more improved after 6 mos of being on 50 mgs. I don't have issues anymore.

Re: Re: teeth, insulin levels with iodine ()

Hi Donna,

FWIW, my guess it that iodone will lower IR, tho' I don't fully understand IR.

Iodoral lowered my exogenous insulin requirements by nearly half.

>>>I wanted to ask you something else now that I thinkabout it. You stated you had PCOS before I believe? Ihope I'm not confusing you with someone else. Anyway,did you have high insulin levels? If so, did theydecrease with the iodine? I am insulin resistant fromPCOS and insulin levels were 18, but only went down to16-17 since being on Metformin ER and exercising 1+hours a day. My fasting glucose levels have come downto the low 80's, but no real change in insulin levels. I am currently taking 6.25mg of iodorol, as I decidedto do it slowly. I am doing the sea alt as well. Ido seem to have more energy since starting theiodorol, but wonder if it will lower insulin. Ibelieve my extremely slow weight losses are due to theelevated insulin levels. I am going to try havinginsulin levels done in April.2008 walking milesGoal 600 miles for 2008January miles - 12 milesYear - 12 miles

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--- ladybugsandbees <ladybugsandbees@...>

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> It does help with IR. I was much more improved

> after 6 mos of being on 50 mgs. I don't have issues

> anymore.

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Good to know. Thank you. I'm hoping to eventually get

off the Metformin ER. I figure if insulin levels come

down, I can lose the last 20-25 pounds of the hypo weight.

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I never went on any drugs. I just worked with a ND until I went to Dr.

Brownstein and then we were able to get it under control with Iodine.

Steph

Re: Re: teeth, insulin levels with iodine ()

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>> It does help with IR. I was much more improved

>> after 6 mos of being on 50 mgs. I don't have issues

>> anymore.

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> Good to know. Thank you. I'm hoping to eventually get

> off the Metformin ER. I figure if insulin levels come

> down, I can lose the last 20-25 pounds of the hypo weight.

>

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--- GrammyD <lindamail@...> wrote:

> Hi Donna,

>

> FWIW, my guess it that iodone will lower IR, tho' I

> don't fully understand IR.

> Iodoral lowered my exogenous insulin requirements by

> nearly half.

>

>

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Thanks .

I was watching Dr Phil the other day. They had these

women on who are diabetics and don't take their

insulin because they lose weight when they don't take

the insulin. It got me to thinking that perhaps my

high insulin levels are making it difficult for me to

lose weight. I lost some weight when first put on Met,

but then weight loss stopped. I was just hoping

iodine would lower the insulin levels because the

Metformin ER and exercise is doing it. My dad is

diabetic, and when he was on insulin in the hospital,

his weight remained the same. As soon as he got off

the insulin and on oral meds he lost a lot of weight.

My Dad is another thing that shows to me insulin

levels effect weight. My Dad is losing so much weight

that he's thinking if asking to go back on insulin.

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--- ladybugsandbees <ladybugsandbees@...>

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> I never went on any drugs. I just worked with a ND

> until I went to Dr.

> Brownstein and then we were able to get it under

> control with Iodine.

>

> Steph

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I actually asked for the Metformin ER because glucose

levels were increasing, I was getting rashes, feeling

hot, and weigt loss was impossible. I ended up losing

about 15 pounds from the Met, when I couldn't lose

anything previously. I do however want to get off the

Metformin if at all possible. I think if I can lose

20 pounds I'll be able to, but to do so I know the

insulin levels will have to come down somehow.

Thanks for the replies.

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> Thanks for the info. Are crowns OK to have? Just> gathering info as I have many teeth with large> fillings and I know some day I will hear the dentist> say I need one.

Porcelain but not metal. They create electrical charges in your mouth. You might want to have a reactivity test done to test that your immune system will not react with restorative materials since you are IR. My Dr. used the Clifford Reactivity test. It tests your blood against over 900 dental restorative materials from glues to materials in crowns, composite filling materials, etc. I wanted to make sure that when I removed my amalgams I didn't create another immune nightmare again.> > I wanted to ask you something else now that I think> about it. You stated you had PCOS before I believe? I> hope I'm not confusing you with someone else. Anyway,> did you have high insulin levels?

Don't really know. We didn't test until I had been on iodine for a while. I just had cystic ovaries and all the other symptoms so they labeled me PCOS.

If so, did they decrease with the iodine?

I started right off taking 50 mgs and have increasted to 75 when I got pain in my ovaries. Then this past Oct I went to 100 mgs. I am fighting thyroid cancer with the iodine.

I am insulin resistant from PCOS and insulin levels were 18, but only went down to 16-17 since being on Metformin ER and exercising 1+> hours a day. My fasting glucose levels have come down to the low 80's, but no real change in insulin levels.

My fasting glucose was 99 and has come down to 90 (as of a year ago).

> I am currently taking 6.25mg of iodorol, as I decided> to do it slowly. I am doing the sea alt as well. I> do seem to have more energy since starting the> iodorol, but wonder if it will lower insulin. I> believe my extremely slow weight losses are due to the> elevated insulin levels. I am going to try having> insulin levels done in April.> > The only way to know is to have it tested. Iodine makes hormone receptors more sensitive and insulin is a hormone.

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Donna, I think you are onto something. Those girls had eating disorders however, and are on their way to dying. So sad. I've known for years that diabetics don't *have* to gain weight on insulin. They gain because they eat whatever they want and "shoot" to cover it. More food = more insulin = more weight.

In your case, I think that you will definitely lose weight and your insulin levels should lower when you get thyroid and all things optimal. I'm looking forward to being able to exercise enough to eventually get off of insulin, the right way.

Could there be another reason your dad is losing weight?

I like to watch our walking miles in your siggie.

Best to you,

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--- GrammyD <lindamail@...> wrote:> Hi Donna,> > FWIW, my guess it that iodone will lower IR, tho' I> don't fully understand IR. > Iodoral lowered my exogenous insulin requirements by> nearly half.> > ====================Thanks .I was watching Dr Phil the other day. They had thesewomen on who are diabetics and don't take theirinsulin because they lose weight when they don't takethe insulin. It got me to thinking that perhaps myhigh insulin levels are making it difficult for me tolose weight. I lost some weight when first put on Met,but then weight loss stopped. I was just hopingiodine would lower the insulin levels because theMetformin ER and exercise is doing it. My dad isdiabetic, and when he was on insulin in the hospital,his weight remained the same. As soon as he got offthe insulin and on oral meds he lost a lot of weight. My Dad is another thing that shows to me insulinlevels effect weight. My Dad is losing so much weightthat he's thinking if asking to go back on insulin.2008 walking milesGoal 600 miles for 2008January miles - 12 milesYear - 12 miles

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--- GrammyD <lindamail@...> wrote:

> Donna, I think you are onto something. Those girls

> had eating disorders however, and are on their way

> to dying. So sad. I've known for years that

> diabetics don't *have* to gain weight on insulin.

> They gain because they eat whatever they want and

> " shoot " to cover it. More food = more insulin = more

> weight.

> In your case, I think that you will definitely lose

> weight and your insulin levels should lower when you

> get thyroid and all things optimal.

==============================

I've had free t4 midrange and free t3 high in range

for 3 years now and I do feel good. I just started

looking into the iodine because obviously something is

missing in keeping the insulin levels on the high

side.

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I'm looking

> forward to being able to exercise enough to

> eventually get off of insulin, the right way.

I hope the exercise works for you. The exercise only

seems to maintain my weight. To lose anything, I have

to exercise excessively.

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> Could there be another reason your dad is losing

> weight?

> I like to watch our walking miles in your siggie.

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I don't think so. He lost some weight when he first

was diagnosed with diabetes, but lost a lot more after

his heart attack. In rehab for the heart attack, he

was on insulin and doing fine. The nurse was supposed

to teach him how to use the insulin, but she never

did. However, when they sent him home they put him

back on oral meds and he lost about 15 pounds. He is

now down to 130 pounds.

I've been keeping track of my walking miles since 1999

when I was told I did not have hypothyroidism. I

walked excessively 25 miles a week back then and

somehow lost 15 pounds. 10 months later I finally got

diagnosed with hypothyroidism. How I lost those 15

pounds back then, I'll never know. I have since lost

another 15 pounds after going on the Metformin ER, but

I haven't had any decent losses in the last 2 years. I

have 20-25 more pounds to go. Besides my signature, I

post my exercise on

healthylivingwithhypothyroidism/

I find it helps keep me motivated.

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