Re: Iodine and diabetes II

"So, how is it that hypothyroidism can be missed by today's conventional medical system? That's because we now rely exclusively on the TSH test and other blood tests to make the diagnosis of low thyroid. The fact is that the thyroid blood tests may be normal even though there is low thyroid. In recognition of this problem, the normal ranges for the TSH test have been changed a number of times in the past few years. (see below). According to Mark Starr, M.D., the best way to diagnose hypothyroidism is with a careful medical history, physical examination and measurement of the basal body temperature.-(2)

"... if you check the diabetic for a low basal temperature, it often turns out that hypothyroidism is present. It has long been known that the classical test for diabetes, the GTT or glucose tolerance test, cannot distinguish between diabetes and hypothyroidism. However, sometimes doctors forget this and fail to collect the basal temperature (or worse yet rely on the T3/T4 tests) and thus treat hypothyroid patients for diabetes, which they do not have! Also, many true diabetics also have hypothyroidism, which is overlooked and not treated for the same reasons." -(3)

"The complications of diabetes, such as cataracts, heart disease (and atherosclerosis in general) and kidney disease are not present in the diabetic, if that diabetic is producing plenty of thyroid hormone. These complications also can be prevented in the diabetic patient who also is hypothyroid, simply by adding thyroid replacement therapy. The point is that whenever diabetes is suspected, it should always be distinguished from hypothyroidism. "(3)
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