What Does This Thyroid Profile Test Report Indicate?

Posted on Tue, 29 Dec 2015

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Question : Hi. My wife is a sugar patient and I am a Thyroid patient with 100 mcg dosage everyday pill. She gets itching at vagina after our intercourse. when we consulted doctor, I was recommended to get blood sugar and Thyroid tested. Report showed as T3 - 0.99 T4 - 9.5. TSH - 7.94. Sugar Test Fasting - 138.9. Sugar Test after meal - 209. Do I have Sugar added to Thyroid as well. please confirm me. I have not consulted any doctor yet. please suggest me revised dosage

Answered by Dr. Ajish TP (42 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You have to increase the thyroid dose, diabetic needs treatment

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Welcome to HCM. I have gone through your questions and understand your concerns.

1. Thyroid

Hope you are regular with your thyroid medications.

While on treatment your TSH has to be below 3 miu/ml. Yours is 7.94. So you have to increase the dose of thyroid medicine to 125 mcg. You can retest TSH after 2 months.

2. Sugar

If your fasting sugars (FBS) are more than 126 mg/dl or after food ( PPBS) is more than 200 mg/dl you are "Diabetic". If you are not following a diet and exercise, you can modify your lifestyle- regular aerobic exercise ( brisk walking or jogging) for 20-30 minutes a day, cut down high calorie diet.

You can recheck your FBS, PPBS and HbA1c ( a test for average blood sugar) after 2 months and decide if you have to be started on medicines for diabetes.

Hope I have answered your questions. If you have any further questions, I will be pleased to help you.

Regards
Dr Ajish TP

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