Steroid-induced hyperglycaemia in hospitalised patients: does it matter?
Steroid-induced hyperglycaemia is a common problem faced by endocrinologists in hospital wards. In this issue of Diabetologia, Popovic and colleagues (DOI 10.1007/s00125-016-4091-4 ) have conducted a subanalysis within a randomised controlled trial of prednisone therapy for community-acquired pneumonia. The authors found that the presence of diabetes or hyperglycaemia related to steroid therapy did not attenuate the clinical benefits of steroid therapy. The relevance and possible implications of these findings are discussed.
Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology Research, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia. wah.cheung@sydney.edu.au.|University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. wah.cheung@sydney.edu.au.
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D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone
Blood glucose; Diabetes; Glucocorticoid; Hospitalised patient; Hyperglycaemia; Pneumonia; Prednisone; Steroid; Steroid-induced hyperglycaemia
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