Reply #15: Saw in your profile that you are in Wisconsin [View All]

[kdmorris]

I don't know if any of these are close to you, but here's a good site that has a list of doctors who are, at least, willing to help:

http://www.thyroid-info.com/topdrs/wisconsin.htm

Having Diabetes isn't what I would call a whole lot of fun, but if you catch it early, you can avoid complications. I cried for a month when I was finally diagnosed. I thought I was going to die, plus I thought I could never be this organized and keep track of everything that I needed to in order to succeed. But I got it under control and, for two years, stayed off medications with diet and exercise.

I did eventually progress to taking medications (Metformin and just got put on Januvia), but if you have a doctor tell you that the most important thing to do is eat low-fat, don't. I'm convinced that trying to get all my calories from carbs (because of my high cholesterol) is what finally pushed my pancreas into retirement. I now have no more than 45 grams of carbs per meal and 15 for snacks. Avoid ANYTHING that has High Fructose Corn Syrup in it.

Oh, yeah, after I got a copy of all the blood tests I had been given since 1998, I found out that I had a couple of glucose results that were 122 or 124. I was never told that, but what can you expect from a doctor that thinks 8.78 is a great TSH score and discards your complaints about fatigue, dry hair, freezing all the time, unable to work a full day without a nap, and gaining weight like that.

Good luck to you in your search. It's hard, but the results can be so rewarding. I drive 40 miles to see my doctor (he calls himself a holistic doctor, which everyone thinks means prisms and occult medicine, but all it really means is that he tries to fix the underlying cause, not all the symptoms).