Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Glucocorticoid use is well-known to exacerbate uncontrolled blood sugar levels in patients with known diabetes and worsen glycemic control in non-diabetics. Steroid induced hyperglycemia (SIH) is one of the most prevalent side effects with approximately 18-52% of patients experiencing it following steroid initiation [1]. There is a lack of guidance for SIH in Tipperary University Hospital (TUH) which prompted this audit. Our aims were to identify whether SIH was ...