Administration of thiamazole for Graves' disease might trigger the onset of type 1 diabetes

J Diabetes Investig. 2018 Sep;9(5):1228-1229. doi: 10.1111/jdi.12784. Epub 2018 Jun 14.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Biomedical Research Center, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Saitama, Japan.
² Division of RI Laboratory, Biomedical Research Center, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Saitama, Japan.

Abstract

Thiamazole might trigger the onset of type 1 diabetes.

© 2018 The Authors. Journal of Diabetes Investigation published by Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes (AASD) and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Antithyroid Agents / administration & dosage
Antithyroid Agents / adverse effects*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / chemically induced*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / diagnosis
Female
Graves Disease / diagnosis
Graves Disease / drug therapy*
Humans
Methimazole / administration & dosage
Methimazole / adverse effects*
Middle Aged

Substances

Antithyroid Agents
Methimazole