After my cancerous thyroid removal, I saw an endocrinologist for years, but have always complained of being so tired, maybe because of the diabetes which I manage with a strict diet and Metformin. For years the Endo has said my blood numbers are perfect and I have replied that I am too tired to do anything. Finally she said that my one number has to be low so I don't get more cancer. But the surgeon said I had no cancer cells anywhere a year later when he did some testing. He said I was cured. So why do I have to live on low dose of thyroid pills and feel bad the rest of my life? I had breast cancer years before the thyroid and after radiation was told I was cured after that. I had a lumpectomy. I changed my diet and studied the matter. I buried my stress source in the cemetery and have lived a blessed life the past 12 years. I try to be active and would like to have some energy, or do I just sit around until I die? Of course not! The Endo said not to come back because my AIC is below 7. I guess Medicare won't pay anymore. I just keep planting my garden. That is all I know to do, and my son helps because he loves the potatoes I don't eat after I grow them. Dorisena