Category Archives: Doctor’s Answers

Post Surgery Testing for Pituitary Hormones

Doctor's Answers | Nov 13, 2013 | Hypopituitarism, Pituitary Tumors and Surgery

Question: After pituitary surgery, in addition to cortisol and ACTH, what other pituitary hormone levels should be checked and when? Answer: Following pituitary surgery, there is always the possibility of other hormone deficiencies, depending on how much of the pituitary was removed. Other hormone replacements may include thyroid hormone, estrogen and progesterone in pre-menopausal… Continue Reading

Medications to Treat Cushing’s

Doctor's Answers | Nov 13, 2013 | Medications to Treat Cushing's

Question: What medications are used to treat Cushing’s? Answer: For the majority of individuals with Cushing’s syndrome (CS), surgery directed at the pituitary or adrenal glands is the first and most important treatment; however, many patients do not have a sustained remission after surgery. As a result, treatment options other than surgery are needed for… Continue Reading

Weight Loss Drugs after Cushing’s

Doctor's Answers | Oct 12, 2013 | Weight Loss, Diet & Exercise

Question: Can diet drugs be useful to take off the weight I gained from Cushing’s? Are there any special diet drug considerations for those who had Cushing’s? Answer: Patients who have been successfully treated for Cushing’s syndrome are typically left with many of the effects of long-term cortisol excess and weight gain is common, prominent,… Continue Reading

Weight Loss, Diet and Exercise

Doctor's Answers | Oct 12, 2013 | Weight Loss, Diet & Exercise

Question: Since I had successful surgery for Cushing’s, I cannot lose weight and the weight is on my face and abdomen, just like when I was ill. Is the steroid replacement therapy responsible for this weight? Answer: It should be possible to lose weight following cure, once the steroid replacement doses are below the levels… Continue Reading

Type II Diabetes and Weight Loss

Doctor's Answers | Oct 12, 2013 | Weight Loss, Diet & Exercise

Question: Is it harder for someone who has Type II diabetes to lose the weight they gained during Cushing’s? Answer: Weight loss is difficult in general and depends on many factors, e.g. caloric intake, activity level, and basal metabolic rate. Weight loss may be more difficult in individuals with Type II diabetes. However, as pointed… Continue Reading