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Question: From Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, USA:
My best friend' s five year old son was diagnosed with hypothyroidism when he was 10 months old. At age three, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and his blood sugar is very hard to control. Can the thyroid medication affect his insulin?
Answer:
No, not really. If thyroxine is taken daily and at approximately the same time (which it should be) and the dose is correct (assessed at the clinic) then it should not cause fluctuation in blood glucose. Chronic under-treatment will cause low results and chronic over-treatment will tend to push sugars up.
DTQ-20030619230505
Original posting 27 Jun 2003
Posted to Other Medications
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Last Updated: Sun Jan 15 12:11:26 2006
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