Rheumatology

Diabetes

Questions discussed in this category

Would you consider starting short-term metformin in an otherwise healthy patient who is beginning high-dose glucocorticoids to prevent glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance?

Thierry et al., PMID 39899467

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How do you approach adjusting insulin pump settings in patients who have received intra-articular corticosteroid injections?

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Papers discussed in this category

Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2008-07

Use of continuous glucose monitoring to estimate insulin requirements in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus during a short course of prednisone.

JBJS reviews, 2016 Mar 22

Blood Glucose Levels Following Intra-Articular Steroid Injections in Patients with Diabetes: A Systematic Review.

Diabetes care, 2025 May 01

Short-term Metformin Protects Against Glucocorticoid-Induced Toxicity in Healthy Individuals: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Annales d'endocrinologie, 2023 May 18

Metabolic complications of glucocorticoids - Prevention by metformin.

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