The Yin and Yang Between Plasma Glucose Levels and Cortisol Replacement Therapy in Schmidt’s Syndrome

Objective: To illustrate how steroid replacement in adrenal insufficiency can influence the development of hypoglycemia in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). Methods: We describe the case of a 36-year-old female patient with T1D and Addison’s disease (Schmidt’s syndrome) on multiple dail...

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Main Authors: Christopher A. Newton MD, Eleni Sheehan MSN, ARNP, Kathleen Wyne MD, PhD, Kenneth Cusi MD, Julio Leey MD, MSc, Hans K. Ghayee DO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709617716203