Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship and assessment value between serum thyroid stimulating hormone and homocysteine in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with normal thyroid function. Methods From January 2017 to April 2019, 124 type 2 diabetes patients who were hospitalized were selected as the study group. The study group was divided into 3 groups according to the level of thyrotropin: study group 1 (thyroid stimulating hormone < 0.49 μIU/ml) 22 cases, study group 2 (thyroid stimulating hormone 0.49 to 4.91 μIU/ml) 82 cases, and study group 3 (thyroid stimulating hormone > 4.91 μIU/ml). Fifty healthy people who came to our hospital at the same period were selected as the control group. The peripheral blood thyroid stimulating hormone, serum homocysteine, blood lipids, blood glucose and other clinical indicators were tested in each group. The correlations between homocysteine and thyroid stimulating hormone, blood lipids and blood glucose were analyzed. Results The homocysteine, blood lipid and blood glucose levels of 4 groups were analyzed by ANOVA, and the difference was statistically significant (P?< 0.05). Compared with the control group, the serum homocysteine, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, triglycerides, glycated hemoglobin, and blood glucose levels had relatively increased (P?0.05), and showed a trend of thyroid stimulating hormone dependent manner. The incidence of vascular complications in the 4 groups was statistically significant by Chi-square test (P?0.05). Compared with the control group, the vascular complications rates of 3 study groups had increased, and showed a trend of thyroid stimulating hormone dependent manner. Homocysteine level was positively correlated with thyroid stimulating hormone, low density lipoprotein, triglyceride, total cholesterol, glycated hemoglobin, systolic blood pressure, and age (P?0.05), and was not associated with high density lipoprotein, fasting blood glucose and course of disease (P?>?0.05). Conclusion The serum homocysteine in type 2 diabetes patients with normal thyroid function is closely related to thyroid stimulating hormone levels. The increased homocysteine and abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone levels may cause metabolic disorders and accelerate the progress of the patient’s condition. Screening serum homocysteine and thyroid function in type 2 diabetes patients with normal thyroid function is of great significance.