GH replacement causing acute hyperglycaemia and ketonuria in a type 1 diabetic patient
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GH replacement causing acute hyperglycaemia and ketonuria in a type 1 diabetic patient
UNLABELLED A state of insulin resistance is common to the clinical conditions of both chronic growth hormone (GH) deficiency and GH excess (acromegaly). GH has a physiological role in glucose metabolism in the acute settings of fast and exercise and is the only anabolic hormone secreted in the fasting state. We report the case of a patient in whom knowledge of this aspect of GH physiology was v...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2052-0573,2052-0573
DOI: 10.1530/edm-13-0047