Re: Val, I'm scared now! - was Cortisol Test Results--Q, Why ACTH testing

March 4, 2008

Val,

This is the first I have read that being flat line on estrogen while

taking cortisol can cause diabetes! I am flat line on both estrogen and

progesterone; will actually be supplementing soon, but I have been on

Cortef since Oct 2007. And it scares me that I might have caused

diabetes unknowingly. What should I do? Would the quickest be to get a

glucose meter and check fasting glucose tomorrow am? Or do I need some

other test? I'm starting to become obsessed with this (which is a low

cortisol symptom, I know). Please adivise.

Thanks,

Sharon

wrote:

>If it is a pit problem you will need other hormones as well,

>possibly before and to be able to optimize thyroid and cortisol. If for

>example, progesterone and estrogen are very low as well, you will have

>a hard time utilizing the cortisol, thyroid and DHEA will also be low.

>Estrogen lowers insulin resistance so taking HC before getting SOME

>estrogen in you could cause risk of Diabetes. You may feel hypo and

>it actually be low estrogen or low testosterone, makes running by

>symptoms MUCH more difficult so basically it means testing and

>adjusting more hormones.

March 4, 2008

If you are concerned about it an despecuiall yif there is a family

tendency to Diabetes a Glucose meter is peace of mind. I believe my

Dibetes started when I stopped estrogen supplementation and as I have

had a comlete hyst when very young, my adrenals did not stand a chance

of making enough on their own. The timing is right for me when I started

haci=ving symptoms of high glucose, excess thrist and blurred vision.

Started for me abotu 4-6 months after stopping estrogen. Many pharmacies

have free glucose meters if you ask, but the strips will eat you alive,

I buy mine on Ebay and savew some money on them.

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