Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 31, then Graves' disease, thyroid cancer, and surgical menopause, nurse practitioner Sharon Lemoine shares what women in midlife need to know about hormones, thyroid labs, GLP-1s, and getting doctors to actually listen.

In this episode of Health, Wealth & the Pursuit of Happiness, Murray Sabrin talks with Sharon Lemoine, a women's health nurse practitioner with nearly 30 years in medicine and owner of Gig Harbor Medical Spa in Washington State. Sharon explains:

✅ The warning signs of adult-onset type 1 diabetes, and how it differs from type 2

✅ Why a TSH test alone may miss thyroid problems (and why T4 and T3 matter)

✅ How menopause and perimenopause symptoms are often dismissed or misdiagnosed as anxiety

✅ Why vitamin D, magnesium, omega-3s, and B vitamins matter

✅ How to use GLP-1 medications for weight loss without losing muscle mass

✅ The questions every woman should ask her healthcare provider

✅ How faith and purpose can motivate lasting health changes

⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction: Sharon Lemoine, NP

02:11 Sharon's health journey begins

02:46 Type 1 diabetes symptoms: blood sugar over 500

06:54 Seeing diagnoses as a gift and a purpose

07:30 Hysterectomy and surgical menopause

08:35 Graves' disease and thyroid cancer symptoms

10:26 America's chronic disease problem

10:56 Type 1 vs. type 2 diabetes explained

13:12 Why the thyroid is so important

14:25 Living without a thyroid: TSH, T4, and T3 testing

16:07 Why men ignore symptoms (and women don't)

18:09 Nurse practitioner vs. MD: training and scope

19:34 Faith in medical practice

22:09 Why midlife women feel dismissed

25:39 Supplements and vitamin D deficiency

27:53 Mushrooms and core supplements

29:30 GLP-1s for weight loss: protecting muscle mass

31:27 Do you have to stay on a GLP-1 forever?

33:23 Questions to ask your healthcare provider

35:58 Telehealth and how to work with Sharon

37:17 Protecting the doctor-patient relationship

38:14 Closing thoughts

🔗 LINKS

Gig Harbor Medical Spa: https://gigharbormedicalspa.com/

Murray Sabrin: https://mafiusa.com

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