Open AccessThyroid dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with diabetic complications
Author(s) -
Vadivelan Mehalingam,
Jayaprakash Sahoo,
Zachariah Bobby,
Kolar Vishwanath Vinod
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_838_20
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , thyroid disease , type 2 diabetes mellitus , thyroid , thyroid function tests , thyroid disorder , diabetic retinopathy , retinopathy , thyroid function , type 2 diabetes , thyroid dysfunction , disease , endocrinology
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are more prone to thyroid disorders. Hypothyroidism in them leads to an aggravation of microvascular complications. Diabetic patients with hypothyroidism also are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Screening for thyroid dysfunction in diabetic patients will allow early treatment of hypothyroidism. The aim of this study was to assess the level of thyroid dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and to identify the association of thyroid dysfunction with diabetic complications.