Hypercortisolism can hide behind comorbidities, especially T2D
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When patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) aren’t reaching their blood glucose goal despite treatment, it’s time to consider a different underlying cause. Up to 10% of patients with difficult-to-control T2D may have hypercortisolism.1-3
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