An Algorithm for Diabetes Management During Glucocorticoid Therapy of Nonendocrine Disease

Repaglinide Monotherapy for Diabetes Mellitus During Glucocorticoid Therapy

“…Hyperglycemic emergency sometimes is precipitated by the use of glucocorticoids, and usually corrective measures must include immediate administration of insulin [4,5]. Even for milder cases of confirmed diabetes mellitus, unless a tapering glucocorticoid treatment course is planned, a common outcome is progression to insulin dependency.…”