Having diabetes increases your risk of thyroid disease. Usually, one autoimmune illness leads to another. Should you have diabetes, you will have to manage your blood sugar levels so that they do not rise. Having diabetes or low insulin can result in fluctuating blood sugar levels that worsen due to thyroid disease.

Apart from diabetes type 1, which is a severe disorder that needs to be monitored, other widespread endocrine conditions include:
• Addison’s disease occurs when the adrenal glands at the top of the kidneys secrete insufficient hormones,cortisol and aldosterone.
• Cushing’s syndrome arises from the pituitary gland secreting the steroid hormone, adrenocorticotropic in excess. As a result, you will develop a “moon face," a round face, and you will feel tired or grow weak.
• Graves’ disease is due to an overstimulated immune system that causes the thyroid gland to produce a surplus of hormones. As a result, graves' disease symptoms include anxiety, tremor and sensitivity to heat, fatigue and palpitations.
• Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune condition whereby the own body’s cells attack the thyroid gland. Symptoms of weight gain and lethargy accompany this condition.

A minimally invasivethyroidectomy is similar to traditional open thyroidectomy surgery. However, it involves making a smaller incision, less than 6cm over the front of the neck. In the interim, surgeons can adopt the lateral retraction or the Sofferman technique, which involves cutting across the strap muscles.