The predictors of recovery from diabetes mellitus following neurosurgical treatment of acromegaly: A prospective study over a decade

Conclusion: Nearly half of the patients with acromegaly with DM or pre-diabetes had glycemic recovery, influenced by biochemical and radiologic remission. Post-operative IGF-1 appears to be the strongest independent determinant of recovery from DM.

Source: Neurology India - July 22, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Pinaki Dutta Abhishek Hajela Prakamya Gupta Ashutosh Rai Naresh Sachdeva Kanchan K Mukherjee Ashis Pathak Sivashanmugam Dhandapani Source Type: research