Under what circumstances would you test for hypercortisolism in a patient with insulin resistance?
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Endocrinology · Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization
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...