Original Article: Study of Thyroid Dysfunction in Diabetic Patients

Introduction Diabetes is a modern pandemic. any disorder that is even weakly correlated to it deserves special attention. Thyroid disorders are second MC endocrine dysfunctions. As comorbid condition these together throw a great burden to medicine and humanity. Considering the ever increasing population of diabetics in our country and the significant causalrelationship established by current literature, this study was undertaken. Aims and Objectives To assess the prevalence of different forms of thyroid disorders viz. hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism among diabetic patients. To compare the prevalence of various thyroid disorders between T1DM AND T2DM. Material and Methods 100 patients admitted/out patients who were known cases or recently diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria and giving informed consent were included in the study. Fasting TSH, T3, T4, FT3, FT4 and recent blood sugar levels measured along with other routine laboratory investigations. TSH, T3, T4, FT3, FT4 were estimated by chemiluminescence method. Results Of the 100 patient studied 21 were suffering from Type I DM whereas the rest had Type II DM. The prevalence of euthyroid, hypothyroid, hyperthyroid, subclinical hypothyroid & subclinical hyperthyroid was 76 %, 12 %, 3 %, 5 %, 4 % respectively. Disscussion the study concluded that the incidence increased with duration of diabetes which was clinically and statistically significant.