An astonishing number of Type 2 diabetics have mild to moderate thyroid deficiencies.
And an astonishing number of people who have hypothyroidism also develop Type 2 diabetes.
Hypothyroidism in which an under-active gland causes weight gain, develops over time and then disturbs your body's efforts to control your blood sugar levels.
The thyroid is a small gland located in front of your windpipe...
it manufactures essential hormones that help play a role in metabolism.
Metabolism basically refers to all the chemical reactions that occur in your body to help produce energy.
Although the science is still unfolding, researchers believe the thyroid hormone is especially important for blood sugar regulation in your liver.
The active form of thyroid hormone called T3, activates a gene called PPAR-gamma (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma).
This gene stimulates the transport of glucose out of the bloodstream into your liver cells, without the action of insulin.
It also activates a gene that reduces the production of cholesterol.
Help Your Body Produce More T3: There are a number of simple steps Type 2 diabetics can take that help their bodies produce more T3.
1.
It is important to avoid extremes in your diet, especially of the following foods:

• cabbage
• broccoli
• kohlrabi
• mustard greens
• kim chee
• mizuna
• watercress and
• other greens in the cabbage family

Eating too much of these foods can cause a build-up of sulfur compounds that bind the thyroid hormone into forms that fail to energize your cells.
2.
It is also important to avoid overexposure to chemical compounds containing chlorine, fluorine, or bromine.
Pool cleaners for example, risk excessive exposure to chlorine:

• people who work with glass or metal may absorb too much fluorine
• anyone who uses 'bleached' white flour may be getting too much bromine.
  

These chemicals compete with iodine and interfere with its absorption.
Without iodine, the thyroid cannot make thyroid hormone.
3.
It is also possible to consume so much iodine that the thyroid at first becomes hyperactive, and then, as it is attacked by the immune system, loses its ability to produce the thyroid hormone.
This condition sometimes occurs in coastal communities in Japan and Ireland that consume large amounts of kelp and dulse in their diets every day.
If you are doing your best to keep your blood sugar levels in check but you have persistent problems with lagging energy or being overweight, consider making the simple changes in your diet and lifestyle that stimulate thyroid hormone production and use.
You will find that it is much easier to keep your thyroid hormone levels up than it is to keep your blood sugar levels down.