Abstract Background/Aims: Glucocorticoids are associated with a number of side effects
including the development of new-onset hyperglycemia or diabetes. The diagnosis and …

Objective To review the current literature on glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycemia and
provide a strategy for its treatment. Methods We undertook an electronic (MEDLINE) and a …

Objectives Provide treatment guidelines for glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycemia and to
understand the clinical implications of glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycemia. Methods The …

Glucocorticoids are widely used as potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs
to treat a wide range of diseases. However, they are also associated with a number of side …

Aims To evaluate the incidence of glucocorticoid-induced diabetes mellitus (GC-DM) by
repeated measurements of the postprandial glucose and detect predictors for the …

Glucocorticoids are potent immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory drugs used for various
systemic and localized conditions. The use of glucocorticoids needs to be weighed against …

Background: Glucocorticoids are powerful and effective anti-inflammatory and
immunosuppressive drugs. They have extensive use in the treatment of different diseases …

Steroids are drugs that have been used extensively in a variety of conditions. Although
widely prescribed for their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties …

Glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycemia is a common problem both in patients who have a
known diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and those with previously unrecognized …

Background Glucocorticoids commonly cause drug-induced diabetes. This association is
well recognized but available evidence does not answer clinically relevant issues in …