Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Thyroid diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus are the two most com m on endocrine disorders encountered in clinical practice. The present study was conducted to assess subclinical hypothyroidism in type II diabetes patients. Materials & Methods: 102 adult patients age ranged 40-80 years of both genders were included. Serum freeT3, freeT4, TSH was measured. Results: Group I had 80 males and 42 females and group II had 70 males and 52 females. FBS was 94.2 mg/dl in group I and 160.2 mg/dl, RBS was 152.4 mg/dl in group I and 226.8 mg/dl, cholesterol was 160.2 in group I and 198.2 in group II, LDL was 92.4 in group I and 120.4 in group II, HDL was 46.2 mg/dl in group I and 41.2 mg/dl in group II, serum creatinine was 0.91 mg/dl and 1.03 mg/dl in group II, TSH was 2.80 mIU/dl in group I and 5.42 mIU/dl in group II, T3 was 0.89 µg/dl in group I and 0.91 µg/dl in group II, T4 was 6.12 µg/dl in group I and 5.25 µg/dl in group II. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: There was high prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.