Test results, please help with advice!

your TSH and glucose will always change, sometimes
minute to minute, I'd suggest asking for a GTT which
will tell you if your glucose is rising after meals.

your trigs and cholesterol suggest the starting of IGT

--
RK
T1 - 5/00

"Don" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: This is the result of some bloodwork I had for being tired, gaining
: alot of weight recently and stomach/constipation/bloating problems:
:
: T3 Uptake 29.16 (24.4-39.1)
: T4 8.5 (6.5 - 10.5)
: FTI 7.8 (6.0 - 11.4)
: 3rd generation TSH 3.351 (.35-5.50)
: My TSH last year at this time was 1.67
:
: Insulin 10.0 (5.0 - 35.00)
:
: glucose 103 (60 - 109)
: last year my glucose was 93.
:
: anti-thyroid AB <20 (<40)
: anti-thyroid perox <10 (<35)
:
: Here is one thing that troubles me: I had a lipid Profile:
:
: HDL 40 (>39)
:
: Triglycerides 231 (<150)
:
: chloresterol 207 (<200)
:
: Last year my triglycerides were 89, my total chloresterol was 170.
:
:
: I did fast for all these tests. i did eat a steak for dinner the night
: before. (a small one) would this cause such a reading.
:
: Any direction would be appreciated! I am a male 31 6 feet tall and 215
: lbs. I have gained 15 lbs the last 2 months despite eating sensible
: and exercising. My father had a heart attach at 53 and found out he
: had diabetes and a slow thyroid at the same time. Thank you for your
: help!

[email hidden] (Don) wrote in part:

Quoted message said:

HDL 40 (>39)

Triglycerides 231 (<150)

Quoted message said:

HDL 40 (>39)

Triglycerides 231 (<150)

Lose weight, exercise, avoid starchy foods. Re-test.
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA

"Don" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

This is the result of some bloodwork I had for being tired, gaining
alot of weight recently and stomach/constipation/bloating problems:

T3 Uptake 29.16 (24.4-39.1)
T4 8.5 (6.5 - 10.5)
FTI 7.8 (6.0 - 11.4)
3rd generation TSH 3.351 (.35-5.50)
My TSH last year at this time was 1.67

Insulin 10.0 (5.0 - 35.00)

glucose 103 (60 - 109)
last year my glucose was 93.

anti-thyroid AB <20 (<40)
anti-thyroid perox <10 (<35)

Here is one thing that troubles me: I had a lipid Profile:

HDL 40 (>39)

Triglycerides 231 (<150)

chloresterol 207 (<200)

Last year my triglycerides were 89, my total chloresterol was 170.

I did fast for all these tests. i did eat a steak for dinner the night
before. (a small one) would this cause such a reading.

Any direction would be appreciated! I am a male 31 6 feet tall and 215
lbs. I have gained 15 lbs the last 2 months despite eating sensible
and exercising. My father had a heart attach at 53 and found out he
had diabetes and a slow thyroid at the same time. Thank you for your
help!

Rather than asking a bunch of strangers, why aren't you asking these
questions to your doctor?

"BJ in Texas" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:9Qq3b.66$0J.57
@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com:

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The steak could have caused the higher than normal readings.
The only way to be sure is to repeat the tests without the
steak.

Sounds drastic!

Try eating less meat, a lot less meat. I am fifty-three years old and I
haven't had a good steak in at least twenty years. They are hard to digest
and the fibers get stuck in my teeth. Sometimes I eat chicken or seafood
but most days I get by on vegetables, fruits, and grains.

I am six feet tall and fit comfortably into size 34 (inch waist) jeans. If
I exercised more and ate better I'll bet I could fit into 32s. When I was
your age I could for sure. I was also getting up at six AM to work on
construction equipment all day. I don't know what you mean by sensible
exercise but try fixing farm tractor tires in the mud like I was doing at
thirty-one. Those suckers were filled with liquid too for better traction.
We had to bring a gas powered pump and a couple of fifty-five gallon drums
to put the liquid in while we fixed the tire. I had an office job later but
I took a long lunch break every day during which I went on a ten to twenty
mile bicycle ride, or I would have gone nuts and gotten huge.

Meat is murder too. I don't know that eating meat is the cause of your
problems, but I can tell you this: If you continue to eat the way you did
when you were eighteen, by the time you are fifty-three you will have the
same sorts of medical problems your father did.

Earle

"Don" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

This is the result of some bloodwork I had for being tired, gaining
alot of weight recently and stomach/constipation/bloating problems:

T3 Uptake 29.16 (24.4-39.1)
T4 8.5 (6.5 - 10.5)
FTI 7.8 (6.0 - 11.4)
3rd generation TSH 3.351 (.35-5.50)
My TSH last year at this time was 1.67

Insulin 10.0 (5.0 - 35.00)

glucose 103 (60 - 109)
last year my glucose was 93.

anti-thyroid AB <20 (<40)
anti-thyroid perox <10 (<35)

Here is one thing that troubles me: I had a lipid Profile:

HDL 40 (>39)

Triglycerides 231 (<150)

chloresterol 207 (<200)

Last year my triglycerides were 89, my total chloresterol was 170.

I did fast for all these tests. i did eat a steak for dinner the night
before. (a small one) would this cause such a reading.

Any direction would be appreciated! I am a male 31 6 feet tall and 215
lbs. I have gained 15 lbs the last 2 months despite eating sensible
and exercising. My father had a heart attach at 53 and found out he
had diabetes and a slow thyroid at the same time. Thank you for your
help!

I see people at work everyday, chomping down burgers and fries , and
they tell me that they go home at night and grill a steak for dinner.
These same people would probably qualify as obese and yet they are in
their late 20's and 30's.

Bob

Earle Horton said:

Try eating less meat, a lot less meat. I am fifty-three years old and I
haven't had a good steak in at least twenty years. They are hard to digest
and the fibers get stuck in my teeth. Sometimes I eat chicken or seafood
but most days I get by on vegetables, fruits, and grains.

I am six feet tall and fit comfortably into size 34 (inch waist) jeans. If
I exercised more and ate better I'll bet I could fit into 32s. When I was
your age I could for sure. I was also getting up at six AM to work on
construction equipment all day. I don't know what you mean by sensible
exercise but try fixing farm tractor tires in the mud like I was doing at
thirty-one. Those suckers were filled with liquid too for better traction.
We had to bring a gas powered pump and a couple of fifty-five gallon drums
to put the liquid in while we fixed the tire. I had an office job later but
I took a long lunch break every day during which I went on a ten to twenty
mile bicycle ride, or I would have gone nuts and gotten huge.

Meat is murder too. I don't know that eating meat is the cause of your
problems, but I can tell you this: If you continue to eat the way you did
when you were eighteen, by the time you are fifty-three you will have the
same sorts of medical problems your father did.

Earle

"Don" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

This is the result of some bloodwork I had for being tired, gaining
alot of weight recently and stomach/constipation/bloating problems:

T3 Uptake 29.16 (24.4-39.1)
T4 8.5 (6.5 - 10.5)
FTI 7.8 (6.0 - 11.4)
3rd generation TSH 3.351 (.35-5.50)
My TSH last year at this time was 1.67

Insulin 10.0 (5.0 - 35.00)

glucose 103 (60 - 109)
last year my glucose was 93.

anti-thyroid AB <20 (<40)
anti-thyroid perox <10 (<35)

Here is one thing that troubles me: I had a lipid Profile:

HDL 40 (>39)

Triglycerides 231 (<150)

chloresterol 207 (<200)

Last year my triglycerides were 89, my total chloresterol was 170.

I did fast for all these tests. i did eat a steak for dinner the night
before. (a small one) would this cause such a reading.

Any direction would be appreciated! I am a male 31 6 feet tall and 215
lbs. I have gained 15 lbs the last 2 months despite eating sensible
and exercising. My father had a heart attach at 53 and found out he
had diabetes and a slow thyroid at the same time. Thank you for your
help!

Nico Kadel-Garcia said:

"Nico, why are you clanking when you walk?"

"Grounding strap."

LOL!!!

[email hidden] (Don) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

This is the result of some bloodwork I had for being tired, gaining
alot of weight recently and stomach/constipation/bloating problems:
. . .(snip). . .

Insulin 10.0 (5.0 - 35.00)

glucose 103 (60 - 109)
last year my glucose was 93.

.. . .(snip). . .

Quoted message said:

HDL 40 (>39)

Triglycerides 231 (<150)

chloresterol 207 (<200)

Last year my triglycerides were 89, my total chloresterol was 170.

I did fast for all these tests. i did eat a steak for dinner the night
before. (a small one) would this cause such a reading.

Any direction would be appreciated! I am a male 31 6 feet tall and 215
lbs. I have gained 15 lbs the last 2 months despite eating sensible
and exercising. My father had a heart attach at 53 and found out he
had diabetes and a slow thyroid at the same time. Thank you for your
help!

Your HOMA value (Fasting Insulin x Fasting Blood sugar/22.5)

is in the Insulin Resistant range. (110 > HOMA > 30) Your very high
triglycerides support the conclusion that you are Insulin Resistant.

This is a sign of impending Type 2 diabetes. On average, Type 2
diabetes takes about 10 years to progress from first "hint" of high
Insulin Resistance to "Full bore Type 2 Diabetes" Your values are
those of one "well on the way".

It is in your best interest to fight this Insulin Resistance (boy,
you'd better believe it!)

Your weapons are:

1. Lose fat lb
2. Gain muscle lb
3. Exercise regularly and vigorously.
(A 2-mile walk each day is a good start)

Be very alert to your blood sugars. The important blood sugars are
measured at 2 hours after eating. You must hold yours down to 140
mg/dL or lower.

You would do well to buy a home blood testing meter. The Wal-Mart
Relion brand is about the cheapest to buy and use.

Many of us got the bad news when Full Bore Type 2 diabetes "burst
into our lives". This is a very unpleasant experience. As I said,
it is in your best interest to fight the high Insulin Resistance which
brings about Type 2 diabetes.

The more you fight, the better you fight, the longer and more
pleasant your life will be. Sorry to nag but the alternatives are
quite gruesome.

Good Luck
Old Al

[email hidden] (Don) wrote in part:

Quoted message said:

All of the weight is around my belly. My blood pressure is usually
104/70 with a pulse of 69.

Insulin resistance. Lose weight, exercise lots, avoid starchy foods.
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA

Your blood pressure is excellent. Like most men, you've gained the
weight around your belly. I'd suggest watching your waistline and
trying to prevent more weight gain. With incomplete data I'd guess
you don't have syndrome X yet. If your BP does start to rise in the
coming years be wary. It's great that you're aware of what's
happenning to your body before it's too late. The best advice for
weight loss is to not gain weight in the first place. Try to hold the
line at your current weight or lower.

[email hidden] (Don) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

[email hidden] (Brad Sheppard) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Are you gaining the weight around your belly? The direction of your
lipids, towards higher trig and lower HDL (if that is the case)
suggest the possibility of metabolic disorder or syndrome X. How is
your blood pressure? Do a google search on syndrome X to learn more
about it.

All of the weight is around my belly. My blood pressure is usually

104/70 with a pulse of 69.

Bob Cardone <cardone1!@!mindspring.com> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I see people at work everyday, chomping down burgers and fries , and
they tell me that they go home at night and grill a steak for dinner.
These same people would probably qualify as obese and yet they are in
their late 20's and 30's.

Bob

Job security for cardiologists.

A few words to the wise...

--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com