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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Is diabetes in Cushing's syndrome only a consequence of hypercortisolism?
Marco Calogero AmatoAnnamaria ColaoChiara SimeoliRosario PivonelloValentina GuarnottaAlessia CozzolinoAlessandro CiresiCarla Giordanosubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyHydrocortisoneEndocrinology Diabetes and Metabolismmedicine.medical_treatmentCushing's syndromeSettore MED/13 - EndocrinologiaPrediabetic StateImpaired glucose toleranceEndocrinologyInsulin resistanceInternal medicineDiabetes mellitusInsulin SecretionGlucose IntoleranceDiabetes MellitusmedicineHumansInsulinPrediabetesCushing SyndromeRetrospective StudiesCushing DiabetesGlucose tolerance testhypercortisolismmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryInsulinGeneral MedicineGlucose Tolerance TestMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseImpaired fasting glucoseDiabetes and MetabolismCross-Sectional StudiesPhenotypeEndocrinologyDiabetes Mellitus Type 2diabeteFemaleInsulin ResistanceMetabolic syndromebusinessAdult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cushing Syndrome; Diabetes Mellitus Type 2; Female; Glucose Intolerance; Glucose Tolerance Test; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Insulin; Insulin Resistance; Male; Middle Aged; Phenotype; Prediabetic State; Retrospective Studies; Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism; EndocrinologyType 2description
ObjectiveDiabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most frequent complications of Cushing's syndrome (CS). The aim of this study was to define the changes in insulin sensitivity and/or secretion in relation to glucose tolerance categories in newly diagnosed CS patients.DesignCross-sectional study on 140 patients with CS.MethodsA total of 113 women (80 with pituitary disease and 33 with adrenal disease, aged 41.7±15.7 years) and 27 men (19 with pituitary disease and eight with adrenal disease, aged 38.1±20.01 years) at diagnosis were divided according to glucose tolerance into normal glucose tolerance (CS/NGT), impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance (CS/prediabetes), and diabetes (CS/DM) groups.ResultsSeventy-one patients had CS/NGT (49.3%), 26 (18.5%) had CS/prediabetes and 43 (30.8%) had CS/DM. Significant increasing trends in the prevalence of family history of diabetes (P<0.001), metabolic syndrome (P<0.001), age (P<0.001) and waist circumference (P=0.043) and decreasing trends in HOMA-β (P<0.001) and oral disposition index (DIo) (P<0.002) were observed among the groups. No significant trends in fasting insulin levels, area under the curve for insulin (AUCINS), Matsuda index of insulin sensitivity (ISI-Matsuda) and visceral adiposity index were detected.ConclusionsImpairment of glucose tolerance is characterized by the inability of β-cells to adequately compensate for insulin resistance through increased insulin secretion. Age, genetic predisposition and lifestyle, in combination with the duration and degree of hypercortisolism, strongly contribute to the impairment of glucose tolerance in patients with a natural history of CS. A careful phenotypic evaluation of glucose tolerance defects in patients with CS proves useful for the identification of those at a high risk of metabolic complications.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2014-01-01 | European Journal of Endocrinology |