Re: New lab results -- TISH !

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Thanks so much for your help, Tish!

It definitely makes sense and I printed out the article to show my

doctor. I do recall him telling me that my hypoglycemic symptoms were

probably related to my adrenals.

Very interesting information...

Thanks again!

> When glucose drops, the

> enzyme reaction that converts T4 to T3 can't work because it needs

a

> small amount of energy (glucose) to to the job. Also, glucose is

> needed by the cell to make energy and do things after being

> stimulated by thyroid hormone. Others have written that Cortisol

> plays a role in the ability of thyroid hormone to get into cells.

> Cortisol is definitely part of the equation for the body to be able

> to make energy from thyroid. When a person is producing a lot of

> cortisol, as in stress, this tends to cause the body to use up T3

> and to convert more T4 to T3. So, in some ways it explains why type

> A men who have heart disease also have been found to have high

rates

> of low T3 levels. As we age, the thyroid slows down, so pumping in

a

> lot of cortisol with stress, can deplete thyroid that the gland is

> not quite fast enough to replace.

>

> Here is one paper below. Tish

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