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Endocrinology
Diabetology
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Not necessarily: Not necessarily. Lots of nodules are heterogeneous and lots of those are benign. In fact most of them are benign.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Safe: Yes it is safe and shouldnt affect your sugars.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Endocrinology 15 years experience
Preventable eye dz: Good sugar control prevents the development of retinopathy (diabetic eye disease). The good news is that retinopathy is over 95% preventable with goo... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Endocrinology 15 years experience
About 1/2: If you mean you take 88 mcg every other day then your dose is 1/2 the strength or 44 mcg-50 mcg. It depends how many times during the week you take it... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Endocrinology 15 years experience
It can: Sometimes the stress of a chronic illness cause cause decreased interest. Lots of diabetics also have erectile dusfunction. Most often pills like viag... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Ignore: You should always take your thyroid pill without any other medications on an empty stomach.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Endocrinology 15 years experience
Yes: A PET scan works regardless of your tsh. The TSH should be elevated if you were to get a radioactive iodine scan. A PET scan does not require that.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
See your doctor: Lots of diabetics have weak veins which can cause stasis dermatitis and weeping ulcers. This is a benign condition and we typically use compression st... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Nothing significant: Nothing is wrong. It means you have a higher risk of eventually developing hypothyroidism. It doesnt mean you will definitely get it though.
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A female asked:
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Endocrinology 15 years experience
Wouldnt recooment it: In general most fast food restaurants contain foods which are loaded with high concentrated calories. Even salads at fast food restaurants contain lot... Read More
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A female asked:
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Endocrinology 15 years experience
Many things: The bloating in belly and legs could be related to excess fluid. Excess fluid could be related to liver, kidney or heart problem. Hormone disorders ca... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
PCOS losing weight: Sometimes weight loss can reverse PCOS. PCOS is a disease which often times leads to elevated levels of Testosterone and Testosterone like hormones ca... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Go to ER: Its possible your blood sugars are very elevated. If your sugars and ketones are elevated you may also be severely dehydrated leading to a rapid heart... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
A long time: Patients that regularly take their insulin rarely if ever have DKA. I have patients who have had type 1 diabetes for 15-20 Years without ever having D... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Not really: No. Diet doesnt really affect the thyroid. Hypothyroidism is the deficiency of thyroid hormone because the thyroid is not functioning properly. Genera... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Not really: Eating rice daily doesnt make you fat necessarily. Rice does have a lot of calories and carbohydrates so eating a lot of it could lead to weight gain.... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Not uncommon: 95% of thyroid nodules are benign. Some people get enlarged thyroids. As long as its not so enlarged it is pushing on structures there is usually noth... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Def. possible: its possible. Fatigue and hair loss could be hypothyroidism. Those symptoms are however non-specific. If you are concerned then make an appointment wi... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Needs to be seen: It could be many things; From an infection, inflammation, ulcer, inflammed gland, tumor. You should go have it checked by an Ear nose and throat docto... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Depends: It really depends on the assay used to check the levels. Most assays have a range for example from 0.3-->3. Some have up to 5. Most often there is ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Nipple discharge: White crusty stuff could be nipple discharge. Nipple stimulation can lead to this. Additionally hormone imbalances or certain medications can also lea... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Def of healthy diet: What food is healthy for diabetics? Generally diabetes is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism. The fewer carbs that diabetics eat equates to lower b... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Important medication: If you are taking levothyroxine for hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) then that is a medication that should not be discontinued. In hypothyroidism ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Borderline number: The TSH is thyroid stimulating hormone. It is the most sensitive indicator of thyroid function. It is produced from the pituitary gland and it tells t... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Indeed: The treatment of hyperthyroidism depends on the cause. Sometimes its self limited. Sometimes it can be cured by surgery and sometimes radioactive iodi... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Hormone doc: That is a physician who treats the hormone glands in the body. Most often they treat diabetes, pitutary, thyroid adrenal, gonadal and bone/calcium dis... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Too small to worry: Generally nodules that small are usually just monitored. This is a very common finding as many people have nodules. 95% are benign. I would not worry ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Ignore: Maintaining a healthy normal weight a avoiding refined sugars will help prevent type 2 diabetes.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Ignore: Just like hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism can present with fatigue.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Hmmm: Difficulty gaining weight or maintaining weight could be due to many things.overactive thyroid could do it. Malabsorption of nutrients could be an iss... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Not typically: It is not a typical side effect. Especially if it is only being used for three days. Hydrocortisone cream can eventually cause this if used in large a... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Ignore: Do count your carbohydrates and treat them with insulin. Don't skip your insulin shots.
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A member asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Depends: Without treatment Graves hyperthyroidism resolves on its own in only 10% of patients after 20 years. It is also heterogeneous and some people go into ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Needs an examination: PCOS can cause irreglar menses. It is however important to see an OBGYN to rule out other causes of abnormal menses. Additionally PCOS needs to be tre... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Low calorie low carb: You should do an atkins style diet with <20g net carbs per day or < 6g per meal. Then do 1200kcal restrict. Drink 2 liters of water per day. Th... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Proper insulin dosin: exercise only leads to a 3-5% total body weight loss which isnt that much. Lowering insulin dose is not the trick to losing weight. As one loses weigh... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Carbs: With diabetes its all about carbs. If the cocoa almonds have lots of sugar, carbs will be higher. Bare Almonds are low in carbs. Look at the label and... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Monitoring: When a patient is not on thyroid hormone therapy and the TSH is bordeline with a normal free t4 then usually it can be monitored on a 6 month to yearl... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Non-specific: Tsh of 0.99 suggests normal thyroid function. I dont have your free thyroxine level to confirm this. Your symptoms are non-specific. Unfortunately, wh... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Figure it out: You can figure it out. Reduce your calories by increments of 200 until your weight is stable. Unfortunately there is no specific calorie recommendatio... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Track it 1400: The cheapest and best way to lose weight fast is to use a calorie counter app like myfitnesspal. Reduce calories to 1400 per day. In the app track EVE... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Prob normal: The Tsh fluctuates within the normal range all the time. Sometimes thyroid inflammation leads to abnormal fluctuations which usually resolve on their ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
No: For diabetics without any diabetic kidney disease or any cardiovascular disease (heart blockages) I recommend BP to be
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Endocrinology 15 years experience
Definitely possible: urine epinephrine is not that helpful when it comes to diagnosing adrenal gland disorders given the short half life of the hormone. Anxiety does lead ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Def. discuss with GP: If this is a new presentation of recurring headache it should be discussed with your primary physician. Morning headaches raise a red flag so discussi... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
It could: There are a few recent studies which suggest there may be a link. One of them showed that symptoms of restless leg syndrome actually improved with vit... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Very broad question: That is too broad of a question. The endocrine system includes the thyroid, parathyroid, ovaries, testes, adrenal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas....... Read More
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A 56-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Good question: Erectile dusfunction may not be related to your low testosterone. It could be true true and unrelated. The initial choice for treating ED is viagra (s... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Seigelanswered
Endocrinology 15 years experience
Hard to tell: One would expect the T levels to be elevated as well. I am not sure what very high means. Sometimes in polycystic ovarian syndrome androstenedione is ... Read More
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A female asked:
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Endocrinology 15 years experience
Anasthesia or IR: Spinal headaches after lumbar puncture can be painful. They are positional and sitting up makes it worse. They can have an electric quality to them as... Read More
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Mar 5, 2015
Very knowledgeable and gives clear and concise answers. Very comforting. Blessed to have doctors like him to reach out to when you have ?'s or don't understand a thyroid problem from your own Doctor!
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Seigel is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Seigel is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This saved my life. Thank you. Praise God, & thankyou! My endocrinologist said my oncologist erred saying Im cancer free from PET results b/c TSH suppressd. I was devastated! THANKS
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Thanks. I'm on a RD sponsored 1700 calorie diet and am totally exhausted but with the dose I'm on I've been told weight loss is not going to happen.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! My surgeon does 400 a yr. and that's his specialty . Rex Surgical
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