PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lansang, M. Cecilia
AU  - Hustak, Leighanne Kramer
TI  - Glucocorticoid-induced diabetes and adrenal suppression: How to detect and manage them
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10180
DP  - 2011 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 748--756
VI  - 78
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/11/748.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/11/748.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2011 Nov 01; 78
AB  - Glucocorticoids, commonly used to treat multiple inflammatory processes, can cause hyperglycemia, Cushing syndrome, adrenal suppression, and, when they are discontinued, adrenal insufficiency. Physicians must be aware of these adverse effects and be equipped to manage them.