So you used androgel and did not absorb?
That is a symptom of low thyroid function.
Low thyroid function reduces your metabolic rate, increasing blood sugars, lipids and drives fat gain.
Low T also drive fat gain and decreases insulin sensitivity. You need TRT for a few good health reasons.
Getting T levels up and thyroid function right will lower fat and improve your blood sugar problems. Loosing weight with low T and low thyroid function may not happen.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
Your labs are inadequate and narrow in scope.
Your blood sugar labs and cholesterol need to be fasting never random.
A1C is the best score to see how you are managing.
You need to read up on low glycemic index foods.
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics explained sticky. There can be expected problems if you have not been using iodized salt.
Signs:
- feeling cold easily
- generalized hair thinning
- sparse outer eyebrows