Impaired Cortisol and Growth Hormone Counterregulatory Responses among Severe Hypoglycemic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Young A RhyuJu Young JangSooyoun ParkJee Hyun AnDong Lim KimSuk Kyeong KimKee-Ho Song

Published in: Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) (2020)

A considerable number of type 2 DM patients had impaired cortisol and/or growth hormone responses to severe hypoglycemia. Advanced age, shorter DM duration, and higher BMI were independently associated with an abnormal growth hormone response.

Keyphrases

growth hormone
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
prognostic factors
early onset
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
patient reported
weight gain