fasting glucose and cortisol, maybe Val can help?

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I know this is a bit of topic but I think Val may have some advice to me...

I am in my 7th week with T3 only and I am now taking 32.5 cortisol

(10+10+7.5+5). I rised a little tiny bit the cortisol dose because I was loosing

to much weight. Now it seems I am stable.

I think I have some insuline resistance, never been properly checked but it runs

in my family and I recognize some of the symptoms my mother had. So, lately my

fasting glucose has been bit high in the morning (from 95 to 105) and I started

obsesing and decided to check during the day to see what was happening. So, it

seems that two hours after a meal (postprandial) my blood sugar level is usually

very good and between meals I go down to 85 or so. So, I am a bit puzzled about

my morning values. I have read in the web about something called the " down

effect " , which explains why some people have high morning readings. Apparently

some hormones (including cortisol) start kiking the liver to produce glucose in

the morning so you have some energy to start the day.

Can this be happening to me? And, in that case, is there anything I can do to

get lower readings in the morning? Am I producing two much cortisol in th

emorning?

Also I have noticed that during the day, if I don't eat for a while the glucose

goes up by itself (for example, I would have a lower reading 3 hours after a

meal than 4 hours after), I guess that's also the liver...

I try my best to eat well, I have cut down carbs very much, but I have to eat a

lot and all the time because I am ALWAYS hungry. I eat much more than my mates

(my boyfriend says I eat like a real man), and do not gain weight easily. Being

always hungry is no fun because I can't concentrate in any activity for a long

time, hunger strikes!

I would appreciate any insights...

Mónica