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ea0039ep107 | Pituitary and growth | BSPED2015

Manifestations of overt diabetes on GH treatment

Madhusudhana M , Mathew V , Marrow J , Willingham L , Gupta S

GH therapy has been reported to increase insulin resistance, but overt diabetes is rare. We present a young girl who developed symptoms of diabetes whilst on GH therapy with resolution of symptoms and normalisation of blood glucose profile on reducing the dose of GH.Case report: A 14-year-old girl with background of prematurity, learning difficulty, cerebral palsy, scoliosis, and pan hypopituitarism presented with chest infection, high blood glucose leve...