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If i'm a heart patient (with pacemaker/defibrillator), diabetic, can i take a natural thyroid supplement for my hypothyroidism?
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No to "natural": If you are hypothyroid, you should take levothyroxine. So called "natural" thyroid is from slaughterhouse bovine thyroid, and contains a mixture of different thyroid hormones. The dose is not consistent, and it is harder for your doctor to follow and monitor. The consequences of hypo- or hyperthyroidism (from the pill) are much worse if you are diabetic and have heart problems.
Answered 3/6/2013
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