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    jagmohan Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 1, 2008, 10:26 AM
    High thyroid tsh
    Me , male, 40 years, 260 pounds, diabetic (A1C at 8%) since last 18 months just diagnosed with a high TSH of 10.5 ( T3 & t4 are normal)... can anyone suggest a lifestlye requiring minimal medicine ?
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    Jun 1, 2008, 10:58 AM
    There is only one lifestyle for a morbidly obese diabetic; I speak from experience! Follow your diabetic diet and lose 80 pounds eventually... add daily exercise. :)

    I wasn't able to do this, and now I'm paying a terrible price. Beware. Get your weight down.
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    Jun 1, 2008, 06:14 PM
    Your Tsh needs to be followed, because it may it is high and may indicate hypothyroidism - an underactive thyroid. Hypothyroidism can make it very difficult to lose weight and be one cause of high cholesterol.


    American Diabetes Association Home Page


    Ideally your a1c should be as close to or under 6%.


    I would talk to your doctor or diabetic educator about a healthy low fat diet and setting up a regular exercise routine so that perhaps you steadily lose and maintain weight loss - for example 2 pounds a month for 1- 2 years.
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