Abstract:
The concentration of blood glucose and the thyroid gland
hormones in 50 patients suffering thyroid disorder and in 10
apparently health persons (control) were monitored. The patients
and control were met at Khartoum Teaching Hospital.
They are similar in age and including 39 of the suffering
hyperthyroidism and 11 of hypothyroidism. All patients and
control were seen at Khartoum Teaching Hospital where the
clinical examination and chemical analysis were done.
The results obtained from this study indicated that patients
with thyroid disorders have clear signs and symptoms of the
thyroid disease, and all patients were females which indicate
that disease is more common among females than males.
The study presented data indicating that alteration in
thyroid gland hormones existed. TSH level was found to be
increased in thyroidism patients over control value, with nearly
a constant level in T3 or reduction level in T4.
In hypothyroidism patients, over production of TSH was
observed with clear underproduction of T4 and unchanged level
in T3 . In hyperthyroidism, decrease of TSH value with an
increase of T4 and unchanged level of T3 were also evident.
The study also showed that blood glucose concentration in
thyroidism patients (hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism) was
altered and was observed to be an increase in hyperthyroidism
than normal range. State of hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia
was presented but not significant.
The study also indicated that blood glucose was negatively
correlated with TSH in hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
and positively correlated with T4 and T3.