Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Blood glucose monitoring for inpatients on systemic glucocorticoids is recommended by The Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care, due to increased insulin resistance. Stress dosing of steroids during acute illness is recommended by the Society of Endocrinology in patients taking long-term systemic steroids due to the increased likelihood of suppressed hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal function.Aims: We aimed to determine whether capi...