Diabetes and Thyroid Disease-The Common Link

Whenever a patient I am consulting with a patient who tells me that they are also on thyroid medication, my ears perk up and immediately I suspect that the thyroid problem is also causing the Type 2 Diabetes…the two go hand in hand.  One will never get the Diabetes under control until the thyroid condition is under control.  Many times patients who present with both have something called Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Thyroid Disease where it’s actually the immune system that is the culprit.  Until the immune system is dealt with the thyroid problem AND the diabetes problem will continue to get worse.  A simple blood test can be done to confirm Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Thyroid.  This blood test is typically not ordered by your MD, simply because there is no drug for Hashimoto’s.  Several steps can be taken naturally to treat Hashimoto’s.  If you have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and have a Thyroid problem or any other autoimmune disease, the cause for your Type 2 Diabetes may be autoimmune.

Dr. Jade Malay, DC

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Article by Dr. Jade Malay, Type 2 Diabetes Professional, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX