steroid diabetes

steroid diabetes
steroidogenic diabetes glucose intolerance or overt hyperglycemia induced by glucocorticoids or estrogens; it is due in part to target tissue insulin resistance and is characterized by a relatively low incidence of microvascular sequelae.

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