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Volume 8 Issue 1 (January, 2020)

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Relationship between thyroid dysfunction and Diabetes mellitus
Anil Kumar Srivastava, Sudhakar pandey

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic disease and the prevalence is increasing rapidly. Thyroid disorders including subclinical hypothyroidism are frequently observed in diabetic patients. We conducted a study to explore Present study was conducted to know the spectrum of thyroid dysfunction in diabetes mellitus. Material and methods: A total of 60 candidates were enrolled in this study. 30 patients with a history of diabetes for less than 5 years were taken as cases and rest 30 patients were normal healthy candidates taken as control. Venous blood was withdrawn from anticubital vein and various parameters like TSH, T3, T3, FBS, PPBS etc were estimated. Results: Thyroid disorders were present in 43.33%. Hypothyroidism was present in 1, hyperthyroidism in 5 and subclinical hypothyroidism in 7 cases. There was significant difference between levels of TSH and T3. Conclusion: Prevalence of thyroid disorders in Diabetics was 43.33%. Hence regular screening of diabetic patients should be done. Key words: thyroid dysfunction, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism

 
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