Publication details
Steroidní diabetes mellitus, diagnostika a léčba
| Title in English | Steroid diabetes mellitus, diagnostics and treatment |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Postgraduální medicína |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Endocrinology, diabetology, metabolism, nutrition |
| Keywords | steroid diabetes; glucocorticoids; insulin resistance |
| Description | Steroid diabetes belongs into the same group as other specific types of diabetes. It is associated with an overproduction of steroid hormones - glucocorticoids in particular - or with their therapeutic use, which is quite frequent. Development of steroid diabetes is associated with the influence of glucocorti¬coids on saccharide metabolism, especially insulin resistance. Diagnostics do not significantly differ from general diabetes mellitus, with the addition of needing to show hypercorti-solism or a history of corticoid use. Therapy can vary, from drugs influencing insulin resistance, to intensified insulin therapy, which has its specifics in dosage timing. |