Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is the commonest chronic endocrine disorder, and it has a large impact on our society, Thyroid disorders are also very common in the general population and are second only to diabetes as the most common condition to affect the endocrine system. Objective: To identify the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in diabetics and to see the correlation between thyroid profile and diabetes mellitus. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done over 367 types 2 diabetic patients by measuring the correlation between HbA1c, TSH, T4, T3. Result: Based on thyroid profile parameters thyroid disease was diagnosed in 95(25.27%) patients. Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Subclinical hyper & hypothyroidism was significantly higher among patients with HbA1C level >8. (p-value=0.045). Conclusion: The prevalence of thyroid diseases, either clinical or subclinical among diabetic patients are high. Among diabetic subjects, the commonest was subclinical hypothyroidism. Older patients and those with higher HbA1c (uncontrolled diabetic) were more likely to have thyroid dysfunction.