I am writing this article from two perspectives- as a Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) and as a person who has successfully recovered, hopefully forever, from Cushing’s disease (pituitary surgery May 2018). It has been estimated that about 70% of people with Cushing’s have some type of impairment with blood sugar (glucose) according to… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Isabel Paterson
Three Takes on the COVID-19 Pandemic
There has been a lot of research related to the pandemic’s effects on patient populations over the last year. Many journals temporarily bypassed lengthy review periods to get COVID data disseminated faster, usually in special or digital editions. Patient advocacy organizations created in-house research projects to help providers understand what their membership was experiencing. Larger… Continue Reading
Medications for Cushing’s – Old and New: Part One in a Two-Part Series
The first line of treatment for endogenous Cushing’s (caused by a tumor inside the body) is surgery to remove the tumor. More often than not, though, the patient’s medical journey does not end there – about a third of pituitary patients will not have a successful first surgery, around a third of initially successful surgeries… Continue Reading
Doctors’ Answers: Medical Advisory Board
For this special issue, we wanted to ask some of our Medical Advisory Board members for their thoughts on several topics: What led them to work in endocrinology and specialize in Cushing’s? When did they first learn about Cushing’s and have their first patient? What are some challenges and inspirations? What changes in medicine and… Continue Reading
Hypopituitarism and Pregnancy
Dr. John Carmichael and Leslie Edwin Dr. John Carmichael, Co-Director of the USC Pituitary Center at the Keck School of Medicine, gave a presentation on hypopituitarism and pregnancy at the 2019 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists conference in April. We hear from patients who are concerned about their chances of becoming pregnant after treatment for… Continue Reading
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