Continually under construction!
Evidence-based memes and tips
for patient-led thyroid support groups
Thyroid lab tests, optimal levels
Lists of lab tests needed for different types of thyroid diagnoses.
Guides to finding optimal thyroid levels in various thyroid therapies, and before thyroid therapy begins.
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Lab test sharing, attitudes and humor
Memes useful for patients sharing lab test situations, questions, thoughts and support
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Thyroid testing advocacy & science
Education and messages about TSH, Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3 levels and relationships.
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Thyroid Symptoms and signs
Beyond thyroid hormones and TSH, memes about how thyroid conditions relate to other health problems.
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Encouragement and support
Messages of inspiration specific to thyroid disease struggles and victories.
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Thyroid science
Thyroid myth busters, Reverse T3, thyroid hormone conversion, transport, receptors, genetics, gland health, autoimmunity.
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Thyroid quotes
Amazing things that thyroid scientists have written.
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Thyroid pharma
Memes about thyroid pharmaceuticals including various brands of Levothyroxine, Liothyronine, and desiccated thyroid.
Memes against thyroid pharma prejudice.
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Tips & how to
Asking for and offering tips. Tips on using our forums. Support for upholding principles (sharing wisely, seeking evidence, and reasoning carefully
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Science graphs and tables
With citations saying which scientific journal articles they are from.
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Meme aims and standards
We aim to be evidence-based. We will aim to include at least one scientific article citation in a meme that makes a claim.
We aim to reason carefully. When possible, we will try to give reasons or explanations.
We try to be friendly. Memes are sometimes posted as comments without accompanying text. If we can, we like to include a human face in the meme. Sometimes we use friendly language like “Hello,” especially on “how to post information” memes.
We try to identify ourselves as an organization on the memes we create. This means often including “thyroidpatients.ca” or our logo in a meme, if there is room.
Suggest a meme!
- In our thyroid support group, post a message with a suggestion about what information would be helpful to have in a visual-text meme, and why.
- Alternatively, message a moderator in our group.
- Design suggestions are also helpful.
- You can also suggest and share a design with us if you use Canva.com, which is used by Thyroid Patients Canada (TPC). The program has a free version and paid upgrades.