Is Your Diabetes Out of Whack? It Could Be Hypercortisolism!

If you take all your medications as prescribed but still struggle with your weight, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, sleep, anxiety, or depression, you may have something called hypercortisolism. Elevated levels of cortisol can cause high blood sugars that can resist even the most powerful glucose-lowering medications out there. Dr. E and his special guest Dr. Dan Einhorn discuss the causes, symptoms, screening procedures, and treatment options for this difficult condition.

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Why Your Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis Might Actually Be LADA

LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes in adults)

LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults) is the most missed diagnosis in diabetes. The fancy acronym simply means you got type 1 diabetes as an adult, but a lot of HCPs aren’t aware of the condition. Here are the key characteristics of LADA, along with several ways it presents differently than type 1 or type 2.

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