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Thyroid Diseases As A Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hytham Reda Badr, Mohamed Ahmed Shaban, Esraa Magdy Abo Gazala
Thyroid Diseases As A Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hytham Reda Badr, Mohamed Ahmed Shaban, Esraa Magdy Abo Gazala
Menoufia Medical Journal
Objectives: To evaluate thyroid disease as a risk of type two diabetes.
Background:
Thyroid dysfunction and diabetes mellitus are closely linked. Thyroid diseases affect the secretion, action, and metabolism of insulin so induce insulin resistance and lead to diabetes.
Methods: This cohort study involved 120 Egyptian patients divided into 49 patients with hypothyroidism, 37 patients with hyperthyroidism, and 34 subjects in the control group and we noticed their effects on insulin metabolism. Glycated hemoglobin A1c; Homeostatatic Model of Assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), thyroid antibodies were measured from plasma samples using an enzyme –linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and other laboratory …