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"The T3-only protocol and/or high doses of desiccated thyroid can cause high blood sugar, which causes A1C to rise to levels that warrant treatment. Thyroid levels, both too high or too low, have a direct impact on blood glucose. High doses of T3 have induced severe insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in some patients, who are now on drugs like Metformin to control the condition.
High T3 levels stimulate the liver to produce excess glucose and the pancreas to produce excess insulin. This causes high blood glucose and insulin resistance. [8]
A comparison between the T3/rT3 ratios of insulin resistant and insulin sensitive subjects found a significantly higher T3/rT3 ratio in insulin resistant subjects. [9] Since a high ratio is actually the goal of the T3-only protocol, the protocol itself may induce insulin resistance as a side effect in some people.
A suppressed TSH is also expected on the T3-only protocol or on desiccated thyroid, but a low TSH has been shown to correlate to insulin resistance, higher insulin levels, and lower insulin sensitivity. This positive correlation holds even when Free T4 and T3 are within the reference range. In short, as T3 rises, so does insulin resistance. [10]"
High T3 levels stimulate the liver to produce excess glucose and the pancreas to produce excess insulin. This causes high blood glucose and insulin resistance. [8]
A comparison between the T3/rT3 ratios of insulin resistant and insulin sensitive subjects found a significantly higher T3/rT3 ratio in insulin resistant subjects. [9] Since a high ratio is actually the goal of the T3-only protocol, the protocol itself may induce insulin resistance as a side effect in some people.
A suppressed TSH is also expected on the T3-only protocol or on desiccated thyroid, but a low TSH has been shown to correlate to insulin resistance, higher insulin levels, and lower insulin sensitivity. This positive correlation holds even when Free T4 and T3 are within the reference range. In short, as T3 rises, so does insulin resistance. [10]"