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Supervise a regional referral center for diagnosis and treatment of hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, ocular thrombosis. osteonecrosis, recurrent miscarriage, prinzmetal's angina, complex coagulation disorders, insulin resistance syndrome, pediatric precursors of diabetes. We also have a national referral practice focused on osteonecrosis, and testosterone and estrogen associated deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. With ~500 published papers in the peer-review literature and 58 years of experience, I have the expertise to deal with complex medical problems.
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Clinical Lipidology
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United States: Ohio
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Monitor glucose: Have your doctor carefully monitor glucose and hemogloblin a1c. Be careful to follow suggestions abou t total weight gain. Have level 3 sonograms to ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Anemia: Anemia can be caused by blood loss in the GI tract (ulcer, gastritis, inflammatory bowel disease), by excessive menstrual bleeding (common), by breakd... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
MEASURE prolactin: Could possibly have high prolactin. Get your doctor to measure level of prolactin in a blood sample. Cj glueck md.
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A 23-year-old male asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
None: None. Get blood drawn for total and free testosterone. High serum testosterone can cause premature balding in a young man. Cjg.
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A 46-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Possibly: If you are a man, are you taking testosterone which is aromatized to Estradiol and can cause breast lumps in men. If not taking testosterone, you need... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Not well known: Not well known, but in general, 8 x 8 ounce glasses per day (64 oz) is reasonable.
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A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
No: Should have no effect on the anatomy. However, severe overweight people often have monilia fungus inflammation in their groin area.
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
No: It really depends on how much sugar is mixed into the chocolate. Cocoa for example is relatively low glycemic index, but when sugar is added to make h... Read More
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Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Metformin: Low glycemic diet; metformin 850 mg with each meal, provided that renal function is normal. Also, push aerobic exercise and weight loss as hard as you... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Menopause: Most common cause of unexpected sweating in women is menopause or ovarian failure. Other causes of sweating would include fever, very spicy food like... Read More
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Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Need testing: Have doctor measure T4 and TSH to be sure thyroid is adequately supplemented. Have doctor measure total testosterone, estradiol, fsh, lh, shbg, dheas,... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Ketones: Most likely related to caloric restriction, or frequent high level exercise.
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Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Compression neuritis: When you sleep for a long time, especially in one position, then you can compress sensory nerves which give you a tingle feeling.
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Get coagulation test: Get blood for factor v leiden, prothrombin gene, factor viii, factor xi, common causes of early placental insufficiency and miscarriage. Also, check w... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Thyroidomegaly: Possibly. Get your doctor to examine your thyroid and get an ultrasound done.
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Ovulation: Good levels of Progesterone are a sign of ovulation and of pregnancy.
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A 18-year-old male asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Puberty: At age 30, no. However, it would be worthwhile to get blood for measurement of total and free testosterone and Estradiol to begin to evaluate this.
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A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Need diagnosis first: To assess chronic fatigue, get blood for CBC and diff, t4, tsh, blood glucose (fasting), complete metabolic profile, eb virus (mono) title. With those... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Diabetic: Feeling your baby move is not related to the presence of diabetes and is not a symptom of diabetes. You should be sure to have your md test for gesta... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Blood clots: Placental insufficiency often due to increased tendency to blood clots. Tell your md to do a thrombophilia workup, particularly factor v leiden, proth... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Prolactinemia: This can be associated with an increased level of prolactin, associated with benign pituitary adenoma. Ask your physician to obtain blood for a prolac... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Pcos: Yes, chances for conception are better if Insulin levels are normal.
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Trauma: Could have trauma from intercourse to urethra and vaginal endothelium. Get pelvic examination if this continues.
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A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Weight gain: Weight gain
increased risk of blood clots
increased triglyceride levels
increased blood pressure.
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A 39-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Not likely: Bcps in pcos are not a great idea because they increase Insulin resistance and then affect blood sugar. See if you can stop the bcps and go to Glumetz... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Up to 6 months: May take as long as 6 months.
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A 62-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Yes often: with diet, statins, and or pcsk9 inhibitors, most patients with high cholesterol can be normalized.
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A 38-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Check TSH, T4: It is possible that your hypothyroidism is undertreated which would make your Hemoglobin A1C go up. Ask your MD to recheck your TSH and T4. Also, are ... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
No: Serum t has no effect on social anxiety
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A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Improves insulin sen: victoza improves insulin sensitivity, leading to reduction of hyperinsulinemia, and reduction of weight related to that. It also reduces appetite via ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Hernia?: Go to MD for examination, and possibly MRI. This may be an umbilical or abdominal wall hernia.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Asthma: Exercise induced ashtma can do this. Also pulmonary fibrosis. Go see pulmonologist for evaluation.
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A 17-year-old male asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Safe enough: If the toprol (metoprolol) is being given for high blood pressure, however, alcohol can raise blood pressure. Hence, i would not take more than 3 indi... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Cold water ok: Cold water ok, but hyperthyroid state needs to be treated by an endocrinologist because it is dangerous to your health.
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A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
May not be real: There is no good data suggesting a reduction in cognitive function before or during menopause, and estrogen-progesterone therapy does not improve cogn... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Sometmes: In anorexia nervosa, with severe undereating, there is not enough adipose tissue to convert endogenous testosterone to estradiol, so that the testoste... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Do not take this: No proven evidence that milk thistle supplement will help any person's health but may produce symptomatic hypoglycemia.
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Yes: Even before ejaculation, sperm are released and could, after entering the vagina, get up to fertilize the egg.
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A 42-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Not menopausal: This value is high and is surely not menoapusal.
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A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Pcos: Women with pcos often have breakthrough bleeding between periods. Have your md check lh, fsh, e2, progesterone, testosterone and get pelvic ultrasound... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Rarely: Rarely hereditary. Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia which can produce hypoglycemia is often hereditary.
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A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Coronary spasm: Coronary artery spasm can be associated with eNOS T786C heterozygosity or homozygosity, which, when conventional calcium channel blockers and nitrates... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Metformin: Metformin (glucophage) is the drug of choice. The optimal dose, assuming normal renal function, is 2.5 g per day.
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Usually not: Cysts in multiple organs are usually not caused by a common reason.
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Usually not: Glucophage, by reducing Insulin resistance often promotes weight loss, but first the hypothyroidism must be corrected with synthroid (thyroxine) treat... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Very little: It is very difficult in america today to actually be vitamin deficient. Some folks are deficient in Folic Acid and B12 which can cause anemia, high bl... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Charles Glueckanswered
Clinical Lipidology 58 years experience
Thyroiditis : If you have thyroid parenchymal disease, ask your doctor to measure t4, tsh, and antithyroid antibodies.
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Is there any lab.investigation i should make? so as i be sure of my insulin level?and is metformin have any side effect?
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you Dr. Charles. This resolved my question as to why the number spiked suddenly. Admire your good work . Thanks again.
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As per your suggestion, i visited my doctor. Luckily thyroid was normal, as per doctor, i have to drink more water and avoid high callories.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH
Graduated 1964MD
Medical/Graduate school
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH
MD
Residency
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
Residency
NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda MD
Residency
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
Awards
American Heart Association Established Investigator Award, NIH Physician Scientist Award
Top Endocrinologist, First Place, Ohio - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, the Cincinnati Region - Spring
2017
Affiliations
Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati, Children's Hospital of Cincinnati
American Federation for Clinical Research
American Heart Association
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