Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: The current research was carried out for evaluating prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in subjects having diabetes. Materials & methods: overall 100 diabetic subjects had been recruited.Thorough medical history of all subjects had been was recorded. Blood samples had been gathered from all subjects. Thyroid profile had been assessed of all the subjects. Evaluation of the outcomeshad been done using SPSS software. Results: Mean age of the diabetic subjects was 45.2 years. Among diabetic subjects, mean T3 levels was found to be 2.04 ng/ml while mean T4 and TSH levels was found to be 7.23 µg/dL and 10.10 µIU/ml respectively. Thyroid dysfunction was seen in 30 percent of the patients. Conclusion: Screening for thyroid disease among patients with diabetes mellitus should be routinely performed.