Proper Blood Sugar levels are critical for anyone with low thyroid function. Normal blood glucose levels medically have a broad range of anywhere from 70 to 105. Functional or optimal blood glucose levels are 85 to 99. According to the American Diabetic Association, a blood sugar level reading of 106 to 126 is called, “Insulin resistance,” and anything above 127 is diabetes.
I know you may be thinking, I don’t have diabetes. Here is the thing, you don’t have to be diabetic to have blood sugar problems. Your body does not like to have the range for blood sugar too high or too low. Anytime the range gets out of the normal functional range (85-99), you start to get inflammatory chemicals released in the body. These inflammatory chemicals are called cytokines and they are not a good thing. The events that are triggered by inflammatory cytokines are like a domino effect that is difficult to stop and can lead to autoimmune conditions!
Suffice it to say we took a different approach and Carol did not have to go on any medications. She was to the point where she was desperate for change and willing to do whatever it took to get better. Fortunately, Carol came in time. We were able to control it with diet, and proper supplementation. She now is ready to get started with exercise, which is an important part of controlling blood sugar. The good news is that Carol no longer has any of the symptoms of diabetes.
Blood sugar and adrenal problems go hand in hand. If you have one, you are going to have the other. This will negatively impact the liver, anterior pituitary, gut, heart, and hippocampus. Remember, most of our inactive form of our thyroid hormone T4 gets converted to the active form T3 in the peripheral tissues, most notably in the liver and gut. The point to remember is that fluctuations in blood sugar drastically affect the thyroid glands function in multiple ways. Supporting hypothyroidism is futile if your blood sugar level is too high or too low.
Diabetes is becoming so prevalent in the United States that authorities are predicting that it may bankrupt the healthcare system.
I see people everyday that have medical histories that scream that they have a thyroid problem, yet they continue to suffer because no one ever looked at the whole picture. There are ways to take care of the underlying problems that lead to low thyroid symptoms. Natural treatment options in the Shelby Township, Macomb County Area of Metro Detroit by a doctor who cares.
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