Re: To Sandy re More info and Insulin stuff

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Hi Sandy,

I just got in and saw your message. Give me a few hours to look

stuff up about the insulin as I have no personal experience with it

(I am not diabetic, nor do I monitor / or run tests on this - it is

outside my special area of expertise). So I will just have to give

you textbook information which, as we know, may not reflect real

life. But it will give you a starting place.

Off hand though.....I am a little alarmed at the casual approach

that your nurse is taking to your thryoid antibodies. In my opinion

(which is not that familiar with thyroid antibodies, just the rheum

ones) this should be looked at much more closely.....maybe

even more diagnostics on the thyroid itself for nodules / masses.

Thryroid problems are very common in women and usually they

can be treated quite successfully. But left untreated, they can be

harmful. I would highly recommend that you get a second

opinion from a specialist - an ENT doc or endocrinologist. The

fact that your insulin is high also makes me think that you should

be looked at more closely by an endocrinologist. It could be

nothing, or it could be something significant. It seems that you

need to be worked up for auto-immunity problems - the whole

gamut maybe (?). You definitely need to get in to see a

specialist. NPs are ok for the simple preventive stuff.....but I do

not have much confidence in them when it comes to esoteric

conditions like auto-immunity and / or endocrine problems.

Especially since you are having severe symptoms with the

thryoid condition. But this is just my opinion based on " you'd

rather be safe than sorry " type of thinking. It could all be nothing,

but then it could be something easily treatable, or it could even

be something serious that you do not want to let go for any

longer. Who knows ?, but you deserve to get an opinion from

someone that specializes in thyroid / endocrine problems.

Give me some time to delve into the insulin issue. I will get back

to you but in the meantime maybe someone who has personal

experience with this test can give you more practical information.

I am sorry about your son too......it seems with all the

experiences that you are relating about that clinic you may be

bettter off finding a new one. The big " brush off " , after having

events that have proved them wrong previously, sure doesn't

inspire much confidencen nor does it give you a reason to show

loyalty towards them, I would think.

I promise I will find more info for you as I get breaks in my day!

Laurie

On another board that I haunt, there is a lady that is in charge of

a thyroid disorders association / bulletin board / support group. I

will try to find the link to her board because I really, really think

you should learn more about this and not ignore the significance

of those lab tests. I do not think it is just a matter of " masking "

the symptoms with meds....but that you need to find out why they

are even there. I understand that everyone has a certain level of

certain autoantibodies at various times in their lives....and she is

probably right that higher levels can indicate a transient infection

of the thryoid...but, it is not appropriate, I think, to just dismiss

these lab results and conclude that you have " thyroiditis " , without

investigating more thoroughly the reasons why and to not look at

the whole picture. But then, I do not know the whole story either

and I could be completely wrong too. It is very hard to say to take

what I am writing with some degree of scepticism, please...........