Why Am I Always Cold Yet My Friend Is Really Hot?

[hellywelly4]

I have an under active thyroid and take thyroxine tablets for it. I still really feel the cold though. My friend is always hot and wears a short sleeved top and thin skirt. Her hands are really warm. Why are we so different? I am 83 and she is 74. She is diabetic but her thyroid is normal.  Is there any reason why we are so different?

[Canary42]

Poorer circulation possibly.

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe you are more sedentary and she is always on the move.

[bookbinder]

You're simply both made/created differently. You have different body systems, your skins are not the same as each other. That's the way it goes, that's life.

[barry1010]

Different ratios of body fat, different metabolism, different levels of activity, possibly different diets.

Your thyroid probably doesn't help, despite the medication