Category: Steroidal diabetes mellitus

Glucocorticoids can be divided into 4 dose ranges.Low dose: prednisone ≤ 7.5mg/d (methylprednisolone ≤ 6mg/d).Medium dose: prednisone 7.5-3mg/d (methylprednisolone 6-24mg/d)High dose: prednisone 30-100 mg/d (methylprednisolone >24-80 mg/d)Shock therapy: methylprednisolone 500-1000…

First, patients with steroidal diabetes have a clear history of long-term glucocorticoid use and no clear previous increase in blood glucose, and most are not at high risk for diabetes…

The main treatment for Cushing’s syndrome combined with glucose metabolism disorders is to treat the primary disease. Generally, when high glucocorticoid levels are corrected, diabetes can be cured or remitted,…