COEXISTANCE OF DIABETES MELLITUS AND THYROID DISORDERS: A VIEW ON DYSFUNCTION OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Abstract

Thyroid disorders in patients with diabetes mellitus were studied in 196 patients, divided into 4 main groups (hyperthyroidism in patients with diabetes, hypothyroidism in patients with diabetes, euthyroidism in patients with diabetes and diabetes patients without any thyroid pathology). It was found that diabetes and thyroid disorders have been shown mutually influence on each other and proved associations between both conditions. Compensation of thyroid function due to adequate therapy leads to controlled hyperglycemia, positive arterial hypertension disease mode and better diabetes mellitus outcome. Diabetes and thyroid disorders have been shown to mutually influence each other and associations between both conditions have long been reported. Compensation of thyroid function due to adequate therapy leads to controlled hyperglycemia, less frequency of DM and better DM outcome2.Hyperthyroidism as hypothyroidism impairs glycemic control in diabetic subjects, but hypothyroidism patients alter carbohydrate metabolism with inability to gain stable com-pensation of DM compering with euthyroidism and DM without thyroid dysfunction.3.Despite increased levels of BP, both systolic and diastolic, in patients with hypothyroidism group, prevalence of AH 3rdstage and AH complications were significantly higher in hyperthyroidism which requires more strict control of blood pressure levels and AH treatment in this group of patients.