Roh E, Noh E, Hwang SY, et al. - A greater likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus was evident in thyroid cancer patients who underwent thyroidectomy when compared with matched controls.

• A retrospective population-based cohort analysis of 36,377 thyroid cancer patients without known diabetes who had thyroidectomy between 2004 and 2013.

• These patients exhibited a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus vs matched controls (hazard ratio: 1.43).

• A U-shaped dose-dependent association was identified between the levothyroxine dosage and type 2 diabetes mellitus risk.