Exploring Possible Link Between Hypothyroidism and Diabetes
The most common endocrine diseases are thyroid disease and diabetes mellitus, and thyroid hormone is known to regulate insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis. A recent Harvard study suggests that low or low-normal thyroid function is associated with increased risk of diabetes, and the researchers say their findings can be used as a baseline for further studies as well as to provide new insights on this relationship. Here are more details.

No Benefit to Treating Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Older Patients
According to reports, 8% to 18% of adults over age 65 years have subclinical hypothyroidism, characterized by high thyroid-stimulating hormone levels with normal T4 levels. The use of thyroid hormone replacement to treat subclinical hypothyroidism in older patients, however, is controversial, and a recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine found no benefit to levothyroxine in relieving the symptoms of hypothyroidism in this age group. Read more.