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Suggest Remedy For Severe Weightgain After Concussion And Bad Igf-1?

Female 43 years old never had weight issue till a severe concussion back in 1988, since then, just keep adding up pounds. Eat 1200 calories daily, stationnary bike 45 minutes five days a week. Take metformin for insulin resistance, hbp pills, syntroid for my thyroid since may 2013. Here is the question... My igf-1 is always bad, despite obvious deficiency, doctors refuse to test my pituitary gland .... Help me before I die, van you?
posted on Fri, 12 Sep 2014
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Hello,

You need growth hormone stimulation test with hypoglycemia, to exclude a deficiency if growth hormone treatment is available at your country for your age, as in most of the countries it is approved up to 18 years old.

If it is not available, there is no worthy of doing the test.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Mirjeta Guni, Endocrinologist
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Suggest Remedy For Severe Weightgain After Concussion And Bad Igf-1?

Hello, You need growth hormone stimulation test with hypoglycemia, to exclude a deficiency if growth hormone treatment is available at your country for your age, as in most of the countries it is approved up to 18 years old. If it is not available, there is no worthy of doing the test. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Mirjeta Guni, Endocrinologist