Question: How often do patients who have Cushing’s become diabetic, what type of diabetes is this and does it usually resolve after treatment of Cushing’s? Answer: It is estimated that approximately 60-70% of patients with Cushing’s syndrome have impaired glucose tolerance, but only 25% of them have diabetes at the time of presentation. Patients with… Continue Reading

Question: Is a Cushing’s patient at higher risk for cancer during Cushing’s and also after cure? Answer: No, not if one’s Cushing’s syndrome is not a complication or consequence of a malignant tumor of the adrenal gland that produces cortisol or of another tissue that produces ectopic ACTH or, extremely rarely, CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone). The… Continue Reading

Question : I am recovered from Cushing’s but have developed asthma. Is this related to Cushing’s? Answer: Asthma is an allergic, autoimmune state that like rheumatoid arthritis responds to treatment with glucocorticoids. Frequently, Cushing’s patients with a personal or family history of allergy, and this includes asthma, hay fever and allergic dermatitis (eczema), get worse… Continue Reading