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28 Jul 2026 ⋅ 8 min read
An underactive thyroid causes tiredness, weight gain and feeling cold, symptoms mild enough to attribute to almost anything. What the blood tests measure, why levothyroxine is usually lifelong, and why the dose needs checking.
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28 Jul 2026 ⋅ 9 min read
Type 2 diabetes symptoms can be mild enough to go unnoticed for years, so it is often diagnosed after complications have already started. What to watch for, what the treatments do, and why more than half of people with diabetes take no medication for it.
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28 Jul 2026 ⋅ 8 min read
Vitiligo is a loss of melanin, which means the pale patches have no natural sun protection at all. Why high-factor sunscreen is medical rather than cosmetic here, what causes it, and the thyroid link worth knowing.
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