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OCCURRENCE OF THE THYROID DYSFUNCTION AND AUTOIMMUNITY OF THYROID AMONG PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM TYPE-2 DIABETES

Dr Anum Mehreen, Dr Mubasit, Dr Ali Shan Liaqat

Objective: This research work aimed to examine the occurrence of association between the thyroid dysfunction & thyroid auto-antibodies with the Type-2 DM (Diabetes Mellitus). Methodology: Total 600 patients who were suffering from Type-2 diabetes visiting the Benazir Bhutto Hospital Rawalpindi were the part of this research work. We carried out the screening of these patients for T-3, T-4, T-3RU, HbA1c, TSH, and Anti-TPO Ab & Anti-TG A. The other variables included age of the patient, sex of the patient & medicines for lowering the sugar in blood. Results: Approximately, 18% patients were available with 1 type of the dysfunction of thyroid: sub-clinical and /or clinical hypothyroidism & sub-clinical to explicit hyperthyroidism which were present with strong association with the gender but no association with the age of the patients. We also observed the higher levels of anti-TPO Ab & anti-TG Ab present in 31.88% & 30.68% patients, correspondingly. Conclusion: Because of the high occurrence of the dysfunction of thyroid & thyroid autoimmunity in the patients suffering from Type-2 diabetes, we recommend for all the patients of Type-2 DM to undergo yearly screening with the help of the measurement of TSH in serum. Keywords: Diabetes, Explicit, Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid, Autoimmunity, Approximately, Correspondingly, Dysfunction.

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