Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
Steroid-induced Diabetes
DEFINITION
- Glucocorticoids (GC) such as prednisone, dexamethasone and hydrocortisone, are potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents, thus effective for treating a wide spectrum of diseases.
- Hyperglycemia, primarily resulting from impaired glucose transport into muscles, is a common adverse effect[19].
- GC-induced hyperglycemia: diabetes-range hyperglycemia in subjects who have normal glucose tolerance when not taking GC.
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Last updated: October 9, 2022
Citation
Gothong, Chikara, et al. "Steroid-induced Diabetes." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2022. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547138/4.2/Steroid_induced_Diabetes.
Gothong C, Derr R, Spanakis EK. Steroid-induced Diabetes. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2022. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547138/4.2/Steroid_induced_Diabetes. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Gothong, C., Derr, R., & Spanakis, E. K. (2022). Steroid-induced Diabetes. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547138/4.2/Steroid_induced_Diabetes
Gothong C, Derr R, Spanakis EK. Steroid-induced Diabetes [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2022. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547138/4.2/Steroid_induced_Diabetes.
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