High Blood Sugar Levels At End Of Pregnancy

There are 46 separate symptoms of low thyroid levels or poorly functioning thyroid.  So here are some of the more common ones:

Cold hands and feet when they should not be.. Even in warm weather you have cold hands and need socks Tired all the time even after having rested Can’t lose weight even after increased exercise and rigorous calorie counting for two or three weeks Constipation Brain fog, depression that lifts from eating or small amounts of exercise.  Early menopause or erratic periods.   Difficulty in getting pregnant and loss of libido Elevated cholesterol…  (When the thyroid is low measured by good testing the liver does not clear the cholesterol out of the blood stream and you get labeled as a cardiac and put on some undeserved drug that robs you of your energy) Cold extremities, eyebrows are thin or missing on the outer 1/3 of the brow.  Overweight, (yet I have found  about 15% of low thyroid patients are too thin.. go figure) A weak pulse of about 70 or below, (low blood pressure that has been the comment of many unknowing doctors as a sign of good health, or worse, athletic prowess. sorry… it islow thyroid) The eyes are puffy under the lids… there is a bagginess. The skin is dry and the color of church candles pale and cream color. Nails are paper thin and difficult to “manage”  (I don’t know fellas do you manage your nails) The lower extremities are puffy and do not indent when you push a finger down and hold it for a minute.  (Frequently the thyroid gland is large and has a small medium or large goiter.  This is a tough medical call and needs to be evaluated by ultrasound exam) The first heart sound is not as loud as the second… the patient appears sleepy. The ankle reflexes are nearly always low or missing all while the knee and elbow reflexes are normal (See why you need to have a practitioner who knows how to do these physicals and order the proper lab… it is complex, but so VITAL)

* A lot of my women had severe post partum depression.  (Many things can cause this.  But you should be sure you have an adequate serum free T3 or a good 24 hour urine test for T3 and T4.  Not just any lab does good tests…  The urine should be tested by a photo spectrometer… all the other tests are very suspect.)

Now further symptoms are present, but very numerous and usually are not strong pointers to the poor cell function do to lack of adequate levels of T3…  Keep remembering that you want to expose your level of T3

I see a lot of patients who have read a lot about their low thyroid level symptoms.

They read about low thyroid level symptoms of various diseases and then they automatically assume “they have it” or they want to be checked for it.

It is definitely a daunting and a tough task to work through.

Keep in mind we are well schooled in rigorous disciplines.  We do these disciplines ten hours a day for 5 days a week.  We go to seminars. We win, we fail and still it is a tough job…  Please remember that…

The symptoms I give you are just to peak your interest.  They do not mean a thing until they are run through the brain of an experienced professional.

How to tell if you are suffering from low thyroid level symptoms. 

All of this is not an exact science.

I have looked and felt thyroids for more than 18 years and it is still not easy. The best way to tell if the gland is enlarged is to have an ultrasound study done.

Sure we are worried about cancers of the thyroid.. They are fairly rare.  So an enlarged thyroid is not always a low thyroid.  Also there may be nodules on the thyroid that need a needle biopsy or even surgical exploration.

This is the territory of a surgeon and an endocrinologist

The Temperature Thyroid Test For Low Thyroid Levels

Here is the Broda Barns Temperature test…

1.  Get a glass thermometer. (Hard to find and I don t think the digital ones are as good)

2.  Place the thermometer at bedside.  Shake it way down the night before so that it reads under 92.

3.  The very first thing in the morning, sit on the bed side and place the thermometer under the arm.  Read it after 3 minutes…

4.  If it is 97 degrees or lower, it is quite possible your thyroid is low. (97.6 is considered normal).   The body drops a degree at night.  Record 7 of those temperatures and present them to a doctor that knows a lot about diagnosing low thyroid.

Those of us who have seen the great benefits of treating low thyroid are familiar with much more history and physiology of the gland than most.

REGULAR TABLE SALT IODINE DOES NOT ABSORB NOR IS IT ENOUGH.

This Information speaks for itself…. you’re probably low iodine…. and damaged by that.

Watch me explain this process in detail below:

H. Hagglund M.D.

“Getting You So Well You Can’t Be Sick”