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Old Thu, Mar-10-05, 13:49
Natrushka Natrushka is offline
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Plan: IF +LC
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Originally Posted by Nancy LC
You will need to get FT3 and FT4 done in order to truly diagnose your thyroid status. People get the other tests confused all the times, remember FT3 and FT4. Those are the two most important diagnostic tests.

NOTE: Your doctor will most likely not order these tests for you, you will have to ask for them. Be sure to check the lab slip! If your test does not include FT4 and FT3 you're just wasting precious blood. It might say: T4, free and T3, free or it might say FT3, FT4.

Women feel best in the upper third of the FT3 range while men feel best in about the middle of the FT3 range. (NOTE: Need to find a reference for this, I think I saw it on altsupportthyroid.org)


You can find reference in this post on keeping Ft4 in the upper 3rd of the range and keeping TSH below 2.0

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showpost...457&postcount=2
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