Thyroid Disease

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2009-11-06 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - heel:

Dear Mike, Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is 34.17. It is generally used to determine whether you are at a healthy weight, overweight or underweight. A BMI over 30 is generally considered overweight. You

2009-11-03 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - Fasting Blood Glucose:

Your numbers, in spite of not being truly fasting, are in the non diabetic range The criteria for prediabetes or impaired fasting glucose are based on at least a ten hour fast with nothing but a glass

2009-11-02 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - Question about weight loss:

Thomas, Yes, I agree completely with what your gym instructor is saying. Focus more on how your clothes are fitting--particularly around the waist--and forget the scale weight for now. It tells you

2009-10-28 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - A1C:

Hi Frank, The term "A1c" is a short-hand way of referring to a blood test, the glycated hemoglobin(or HbA1C) test. In the blood, glucose (sugar) and fats combine to form a sort of coating --

2009-10-28 Endocrinology (including Diabetes) - HELP!:

Jackie, I am not an expert in the area of your questions, but when I did a quick online search about body odor, there are some web sites with natural remedies that you can try. Here is one in particular