Guest guest Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Maria, Have you had a GTT (glucose tolerance test) with insulin levels being checked at the same time? I would think with the weight gain, one of your drs would have checked that. Is most of the weight around the waist? Do you feel sluggish and tired after a meal? Have you researched Syndrome X, Insulin Resistance, Glucose Intolerance? , " drmoratto " <drmoratto wrote: > > Thanks Jim, > > I am taking magnesium. It is made of nano particles. I am not sure it > is working for me because I have no idea what magnesium does. And I > have started with Vit. D3 today as well, though a friend is adamant > that I not take it because if I have hypothyroid it is going to > destroy my body. > > There are too many contradicting info out there and when someone is > as desperate as I am, I think about trying everything. > > It just occurred to me that the papaya enzime I take for digestion as > calcium in it and I wonder if it is the culprit of this. > > I am also reading that higher levels of calcium in the blood may be > responsible for hyperparathyroidism which nobody talks about and of > course which causes indigestion! > > What I know is that there is something out of whack in my body that > is giving me all sorts of " side effects. " I am still trying to find > out what, since the nice MDs don't know squat. > > I give you an example: I went to an endo who said that I have > hyperthyroid based on my borderline TSH. Then I take tapazole for a > month and give up. Well, after doing some research, I decided to > differ for no one with hyperthyroid puts on 1 lb/month (so far about > 50 lbs!). So I tell her: this can't be right or how do you explain > the weight gain? And then she says: well, it has to be something with > your metabolism. Hello? What do endocrinologists do? > > Then I have another blood test to check all the thyroid hormones. > They come back as normal. And she says: continue with the tapazole. > Now, if the results come back normal, why should I take the tapazole? > Not doing it. > > I usually don't take drugs and now I am going to another MD. > > Tomorrow I am doing some blood tests to check my parathyroid. Of > course, I requested the exams and Monday I am going to a > gastroenterologist. > > I am totally lost! > > Maria > > > > Hi Maria: > > > > Here is my take: Your body must maintain a level of blood calcium > in > > order to function and there is a constant change between the > various > > sources. If it needs it and you do not supply it, it takes it from > your > > bones. > > > > However, I believe that we get too much elemental calcium in our > diets > > and that what we need in magnesium supplementation. I do that > > transdermally since it naturally takes what it needs and you can't > get > > diarrhea from it as you can orally. > > > > If you take Vit D... make sure that it is D3. Carlson cod liver oil > is > > a good place to get it and you get Omega 3's in the deal. Dr. > Mercola > > recommends a tanning bed (that has no leaking radiation... he sells > > one). That would be nice, by is expensive. > > > > Kind Regards, Jim > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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