| Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a common endocrine disorder in the world and its prevalence of thyroid dysfunction is
increasing at the same time as insulin secretion is controlled by the thyroid hormone. Reduction in glucose-induced
insulin secretion by beta cells is observed in hypothyroidism, and the insulin resistance will be increased in
thyrotoxicosis. subclinical hypothyroidism in Diabetes mellitus patients are at risk of complications like neuropathy and
cardiovascular events. Hence, there is a need to detect subclinical hypothyroidism in diabetic patients. 50 DM patients
were screened for thyroid function studies viz T3, T4 & TSH. 50 age and sex matched healthy volunteers were treated as
controls and the results were correlated with fasting blood glucose levels. The results showed a significant difference
among the controls and the patients. It may be concluded from this study that there is urge to screen thyroid disorders in
DM patients in order to avoid the further complications.ddd |
