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Question: From Victoria, Australia: I have Type 2 Diabetes (mature onset). I also have Hypothyroidism, which is the lack of Thyroid hormone. I am 36 years old, from English Irish stock. Are there any others you know who have Type 2 Diabetes and also Hypothyroidism? Answer: Diabetes and thyroid disease coexist at a much higher rate than would be expected by mere chance. It's easy to speculate why for Type 1 diabetes patients: there are antibodies that can be found in both disorders, which presumably might be the cause. As we've mentioned before, Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes sometimes has associations with a long list of other disorders, including thyroiditis (thyroid gland inflammation with overactivity or failure), Addison's disease (adrenal gland failure), vitiligo (white skin patches without any pigmentation), premature menopause in women, pernicious anemia (a rare form of anemia due to problems with absorbing vitamin B12), parathyroid gland failure (with low levels of calcium and parathyroid hormone), myasthenia gravis with thymus gland failure, hair loss (total baldness), and others. Our advice: Everybody with diabetes should have lab tests to check the thyroid gland for underactivity or overactivity annually. The tests should include at least two names: a TSH, and either a T4 or free T4. If any of these tests are abnormal, more testing should be done. P.S. You requested that we publish your e-mail address so you could receive e-mail from others who have type II diabetes and also hypothyroidism, so we'll list it for anyone interested in corresponding with you: mohammad@melbpc.org.au Original posting 26 Mar 96

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