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2008-05-14 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - synthroid: Barry, Your doctor's approach sounds like a reasonable one. For hypothyroid, the treatment is pretty straightforward: Diagnosis with a physical examination and blood tests, and treatment with thyroid...
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2008-05-14 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - thyroid disease: Sarah, Is a chest x-ray safe? Probably. They do them for all sorts of reasons, including hypothyroidism, mainly because that disease can cause the thyroid gland to enlarge. Is it necessary at this...
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2008-05-11 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - Trying To Figure Out If I Am On The Way To Type 2 Diabetes: Hi Barbara, (I like your name -- *grin*) The best thing I can suggest for you to nip type 2 in the bud is regular, vigorous exercise. I don't know if you currently get any exercise at all, but...
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2008-05-09 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - hypothyrodism related: Dear Joanna, The following input is provided for informational purposes only, and it is not intended to be substituted for the advice of a personal physician. I recommend discussing medical concerns...
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2008-05-09 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - lab test cmp 14/diabetes: Lena, If the test is done fasting (first thing in the AM before you eat) and contains a blood glucose reading, then it can be used to diagnose diabetes. In the US, a fasting blood glucose of 126 mg/dl...
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