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Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Risks of Diabetes Onset and Progression. ReachMD.com - Focus on Diabetes Series. [Podcast].

Slatore CG. Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Risks of Diabetes Onset and Progression. ReachMD.com - Focus on Diabetes Series. [Podcast]. 2010 Nov 22.



Abstract:

Systemic corticosteroids increase the risk of diabetes, but what about in patients who take high-dose inhaled corticosteroids? How do we best manage the risk-benefit equation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (or COPD)? Dr. Christopher Slatore, assistant professor in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine, Portland VA Medical Center / Oregon Health and Sciences University, in Portland, Oregon, discusses the association between inhaled corticosteroid use and serum glucose concentration. Dr. Mary Leuchars hosts.




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