Taskiran, BenguerGuldiken, SibelPeynirci, HandeAltun, Betuel UgurTugrul, Armagan2024-06-122024-06-1220091301-3149https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/242933rd Congress of Thyroid Diseases -- APR 17-20, 2008 -- Trabzon, TURKEYObjectives: Thyroid diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus are two abundant diseases in general population. In this study, we evaluated the frequency of thyroid diseases in type 2 diabetic patients. Patients and Methods: The study included 306 type 2 diabetic patients, who were followed up in Trakya University Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Disorders. All patients had thyroid function tests, antithyroglobulin antibody values, antithyroid peroxidase values, and thyroid imaging (scintigraphy and/or ultrasonography). Results: A total of 38 (12.4%) patients had thyroid diseases with the following distribution: 29 (9.5%) Hashimoto thyroiditis, five (1.7%) multinodular goitre, three (%1) Graves' disease, and one toxic solitary adenoma (0.3%). Conclusion: We found that thyroid diseases in type 2 diabetics were seen as frequent as in general population. We suggest that there is no need to screen type 2 diabetics for thyroid diseases, hypothyroid in particular, that increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases, in addition to the recommended screening of the general population in guidelines.trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessThyroid DiseasesType 2 Diabetes MellitusDysfunctionPrevalenceArticle262141144Q4WOS:0002677182000102-s2.0-70349138886N/A