Under what circumstances would you test for hypercortisolism in a patient with insulin resistance?
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Under what circumstances would you test for hypercortisolism in a patient with insulin resistance?
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Endocrinology · Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization
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The American Diabetes Association meeting that just finished up featured the CATALYST study that found hypercortisolism by an abnormal dexamethasone suppression test was present in 24% of patients with difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes. For insulin resistance alone, I suspect the prevalence would...
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