Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and abnormal carbohydrate metabolism are the commonest endocrine disorders in the general population. However, the effect that AITD may exert in β-cell secretion and insulin action in patients pre-diabetes has not been investigated before.Methods/design: One hundred and eighty-two patients (157 females) 46.5±14.2 years with pre-diabetes (impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or/and impaired glucose toler...

Introduction: Thyroid autoimmunity and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) are the commonest endocrine disorders in the general population. The aim of the study was to investigate whether there is an association between thyroid autoimmunity and β-cell secretion in patients with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and/or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).Methods/design: 501 patients (381 females) 46.5±14.2 years with IFG and/or IGT and autoimmune thyroidit...