Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)
Background: Thyroid dysfunction, a common endocrine disorder that increasing day by day. Hypothyroidism occasionally occurs in diabetic patients especially those with poor glycaemic control.
Objectives: The objective of the study was to observe the effect of glycaemic control on thyroid hormones level in type 2 diabetic patients and to determine selected socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents.
Methods: This case control study was carried out in the Department of Physiology, Sir Salimullah Medical College (SSMC), Dhaka from July 2016 to June 2017. A total of sixty subjects of both male and female, age ranged from 40 to 60 years were included in this study. Among them, thirty were type 2 diabetic patients (both uncontrolled and controlled) and another thirty were included for comparison as control and were matched by age, sex, and body mass index (BMI).