Autoimmune Thyroid Disease is Associated with a Lower Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type 1 Diabetic Mellitus.
Conclusions: Patients with DM1 and AITD were metabolically better balanced, as evidenced by a significantly lower SBP, percentage of HbA1c and TG, as well as significantly higher HDL-cholesterol in this group. Patients with DM1 and AITD were significantly less likely to have NPDR than the control group.
PMID: 32466561 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Stefanowicz-Rutkowska MM, Matuszewski W, Bandurska-Stankiewicz EM Tags: Medicina (Kaunas) Source Type: research
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