Evaluation of thyroid profile among type 2 diabetic patients attending to Basaveswara Teaching and General Hospital, Kalaburagi, Karnataka

ABSTRACT

Background: The present study was undertaken to assess the interdependent relationship between DM and thyroid disease among Type 2 diabetic patients attending to teaching hospital. Materials and methods: In the present study, 400 type 2 diabetic subjects and 100 healthy non diabetic subjects were investigated for total triidothyronine (T3), total thyroxin (T4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), plasma glucose fasting(FPG), and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), Results: The level of T3 and T4 were significantly lower while the level of TSH was significantly higher in type 2 diabetics as compared to non-diabetics.