Question 1

what does "critical vs grave" condition mean?

Accepted Answer

Condition: Grave or moribund condition is used to describe a condition where recovery is not expected. Critical condition is used when a patient is unstable and will not live without a significant amount of intervention but has a resonable chance of recovery.

Question 2

have graves' disease, does that mean i should have a diet low in iodine?, because i love salty food and i heard that high iodine foods are bad

Accepted Answer

No: Iodine has little to do with grave's disease. It is an autoimmune disease. Too much salt is not good for you but it is not due to the iodine.

Question 3

does having graves disease mean my eyes'll pop out?

Accepted Answer

No: Thyroid eye disease can make the eyes bulge forward due to inflammation of the eye muscles, but treatment usually makes them recede.  If not, surgical decompression can be performed.

Question 4

what does the diagnosis "hyperthyroidism secondary to graves' disease" mean in layman's terms?

Accepted Answer

Graves disease: It means you have graves disease causing your thyroid to produce too much hormones. It doesn't go away on its own and will need to be treated.

Question 5

have graves disease and my glucose level is a bit elevated.. does it mean that i have diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Was your glucose fasting or random and how elevated? Was it repeated? Was a hga1c done to check your 3 month average blood sugar? You may be normal, pre diabetic or diabetic. It's hard to tell from the information given . Having graves does not necessarily predispose to diabetes but those with diabetes frequently get thyroid disease.

Question 6

what does it mean if t4 (7.23) level is norm but ft4 (2.15) is elevated in graves disease while on mmi. if dose is increased, will t4 drop too low?

Accepted Answer

Graves medications: It can be tricky to adjust the dose of Methimazole in someone with graves disease. Too much Methimazole can make you hypothyroid. The ft4 is more reliable than the total t4.  The TSH will probably stay suppressed unless your thyroid has been normal for a long time.  Another factor is your symptoms. If you feel ok, the slightly elevated ft4 may be ok.

Question 7

once you do radioactive iodine therapy,  does this mean you no longer have  graves disease.. or is it just not active. can graves return after rai ?

Accepted Answer

Hyperthyroidism cure: Graves disease is autoimmune thyroid disease. Your body makes antibodies which stimulate your thyroid to make more hormone. RAI essentially destroys the thyroid so it cant make any excess hormone. most patients require hormone relpacement afterwards. If RAI is effective hyperthyroidism shouldnt return. The antibodies are still there and can cause graves eye disease or affect fetuses in the womb.

Question 8

i have unsettled graves' disease and i haven't seen my period in months, does this mean i'm unlikely to get pregnant? as i'm trying for baby.

Accepted Answer

Graves disease: I recommend you try not to get pregnant untill you have the graves disease in good control.

Question 9

just had a blood test that showed thyroid level: t4 1.9 tsh 0.07. have appt. with endo in 3 weeks am very worried. what does this mean? graves disease

Accepted Answer

Hyperthyroid: It appears that your FT4 is high, and TSH low, which indicates hyperthyroidism.  And it appears you have symptoms (palpitations? sweating? tremor?).  Graves disease is the most likely cause.  Don't worry. This can be controlled and treated, usually starting with medications (eg. methimazole, b-blocker) and then you should discuss radioactive iodine with your endocrinologist.

Question 10

graves disease & take tapezole 5mg. recent bloodwork: tsh, t4 free normal. t3 (liothyronine) total: 72 low, tsi: 265 high. what does this mean particulary high tsi?

Accepted Answer

It means: You have graves' disease, which you apparently already knew, so it's totally superfluous and doesn't ever need to be repeated.

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Have graves' disease, does that mean i should have a diet low in iodine?, because i love salty food and i heard that high iodine foods are bad

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Does having graves disease mean my eyes'll pop out?

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What does the diagnosis "hyperthyroidism secondary to graves' disease" mean in layman's terms?

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Have graves disease and my glucose level is a bit elevated.. does it mean that i have diabetes?

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What does it mean if t4 (7.23) level is norm but ft4 (2.15) is elevated in graves disease while on mmi. if dose is increased, will t4 drop too low?

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Once you do radioactive iodine therapy, does this mean you no longer have graves disease.. or is it just not active. can graves return after rai ?

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I have unsettled graves' disease and i haven't seen my period in months, does this mean i'm unlikely to get pregnant? as i'm trying for baby.

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Just had a blood test that showed thyroid level: t4 1.9 tsh 0.07. have appt. with endo in 3 weeks am very worried. what does this mean? graves disease

A member asked:

Graves disease & take tapezole 5mg. recent bloodwork: tsh, t4 free normal. t3 (liothyronine) total: 72 low, tsi: 265 high. what does this mean particulary high tsi?

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