
Graves' Disease Support Group
Graves-Basedow disease is a medical disorder that may manifest several different conditions including hyperthyroidism (over activity of thyroid hormone production), infiltrative exophthalmos (protruberance of one or both eyes and associated problems) and infiltrative dermopathy (a skin condition usually of the lower extremities). This disorder is the most common cause of...
TSH like malbers', but I think doctors know it should be 0.3 - 3
Take care... :-)
They take a thousand people from every region and country and test there thyroid levels. They take a mean average of those people and come up with ranges for that region and country. The reason they do this is because the dietary habits of each region and country is different and that has a direct influence on blood level requirements. For instance...people who live on the coastal regions have access to more salt water fish. Its close and affordable so that's what is consumed. In the inner regions they rely more on beef, pork or wild meat and vegetation...so there will be differences there. Also, environment has a place. Hotter regions vs colder regions. Even how your food is prepared has its effects. This varies from country to country and region to region. So, from what I understand...this is one of the reasons why there is different ranges. There is probably more to it...but this answer satisfied my curiosity.
Go figure! :-)
TSH 2.579 .450-4.50
FT4 1.19 .61-1.76
T3 126 85-205
Pat
Our population must be eating a lot of salt water fish and shellfish - the ranges are even higher than in BC.
Yes, kids coming to school with a lobster sandwich feel poor... (they don't have enough access to meat). (Just kidding, but it's the way it was 40 years ago).
Thanks for all the responses on this issue I am so confused about. It does look like we are all for the most part close on the scale.
Dairy your example made it very clear and informative. Thanks
I think this was a very good thing to get cleared up!
Kelly
TSH (mU/L) 0.40-4.00
My levels as at 19/01/09