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No, the thyroid gland is not related to Diabetes. Diabetes is a disease relating to the production of the hormone insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas (and specifically, by parts of the pancreas known as the Isles of Langerhans), not by the thyroid gland, which produces a hormone called thyroxin.
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Is there any relationship between thyroid and itching?
Yes, there can be a relationship between thyroid dysfunction and itching.
Is diabetes a thyroid problem?
No, diabetus mellitus is a problem of the pancreas.
Can a mother who has thyroid cancer cause type one diabetes in her children?
Diabetes is not caused by cancer. Diabetes can be inherited, but that would mean that the mother and/or father and/or other ancestors have diabetes.
What is the relationship between IgE antibodies and the thyroid?
The relationship between IgE antibodies or immunoglobulin E and thyroid is that an increased level of these antibodies can lead to Grave's disease. It is believed that the immunoglobulin antibodies actually lead to this thyroid disorder.
What s the relationship behind high serum uric acid and diabetes?
What s the relationship behind high serum uric acid and diabetes
Why is your cat sudldenly tired all the time and not hungry and has lost a lot of weight?
Diabetes, thyroid, heart.
Can thyroid cancer cause birth defects?
Yes, A serious illness in the mother, such as an underactive thyroid, or diabetes mellitus, in which her body cannot process sugar, also can cause birth defects in the child.
What are the chances of women having health problems after having there tubes burned such as thyroid problemsgraves diseases?
There is no relationship to Grave's Disease and tubal ligation. There is no know relationship to any disease from having your tubes tied or burned.
A blood test showed that a person had increased levels of antibodies this may indicate that the person has 1 an infection 2 diabetes 3 low blood pressure 4 an enlarged thyroid?
diabetes
What are the genetic relationship between the lupus and type 1 diabetes?
genetic relationship between the lupus and type 1 diabetes is important because immune system have in relation with lymphatic system
How does seaweed help diabetes?
Thyroid hormones have a regulatory effect on metabolism, the conversion of glucose into ATP, the energy molecules. Thyroid hormones consist of the amino acid Tyrosine and iodine (T3 has 3 iodine, T4 has 4 iodine). Deficiency of iodine from dietary sources could lead to hypothyroidism, or goiter. Seaweed (or sea vegetables) are a great source of iodine. In this respect, seaweed might supply the necessary iodine for the thyroid hormone production, thyroid hormone in turn is effecting the metabolism, and diabetes is a metabolic disease.
How many numbers of diseases do obesity causes?
Thyroid disease can lead to obesity and also obesity can lead to Thyroid disease. (low thyroid) And ofcourse there is diabetes; which is the same way thyroid disease is. Diabetes can lead to obesity or vice versa. As far as the number of illnesses that come from obesity the most dangerous would be heart disease. Osteoarthritis can become 10 times worse with obesity as can high blood pressure. There is also evidence that breast , ovarian, colon, rectal and cervical cancer can be caused from obesity.
