The effect of
subclinical hypothyroidism on metabolic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Impact of overt and
subclinical hypothyroidism on exercise tolerance: a systematic review.
Not exact matches
«Our main finding was that levothyroxine treatment had no effect
on overall death rates in
subclinical hypothyroidism patients.
«Thyroid medication has no effect
on death rates in patients with
subclinical hypothyroidism.»
The team now plan to examine the effect of levothyroxine medication
on a subset of
subclinical hypothyroidism patients who also have heart conditions in more detail.
Treating
subclinical hypothyroidism with levothyroxine has no effect
on overall mortality rates, according to research presented today at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Wrocław, Poland.
This researcher followed people who had
subclinical hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's and Celiac disease, as they embarked
on starting a gluten - free...
I know that I was one of those people, and I waited 6 months to get
on medications after my diagnosis, but knowing what I know now, I am in favor of starting medications for
subclinical hypothyroidism.
My advice is to start educating yourself —
on Hypothyroidism,
Subclinical Hypothyroidism, and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
Additionally, most patients feel so much better when they start
on thyroid hormones when they have
subclinical hypothyroidism.
Based
on thyroid biochemistry, the 39 patients were subclassified into euthyroidism in ten (5 %; 95 % CI 2 - 9),
subclinical hypothyroidism in seven (3.8 %; 95 % CI 1.8 - 7.6), and overt
hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's thyroiditis) in 22 (12 %; 95 % CI 8 - 16).
One study
on subclinical hypothyroidism patients (no symptoms) showed a 360 percent increased risk in developing overt
hypothyroidism, with increased TSH and reduced T4 levels.
Subclinical hypothyroidism means your TSH is within «normal» range
on a lab test, but outside of the therapeutic range I mentioned.
Also, TSH ranges
on conventional lab tests may fail to pick up some cases of
subclinical hypothyroidism or impending cases of autoimmune thyroid conditions, otherwise termed Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which is the most common cause of
hypothyroidism.