Diabetes mellitus due to endocrinopathies

Definition

Other specified diabetes mellitus due to endocrinopathies is a form of diabetes caused by several hormones (e.g., growth hormone, cortisol, glucagon, epinephrine), which antagonize insulin action. Excess amounts of these hormones (e.g., acromegaly, Cushing’s syndrome, glucagonoma, pheochromocytoma, respectively) can cause diabetes. This generally occurs in individuals with preexisting defects in insulin secretion, and hyperglycaemia typically resolves when the hormone excess is resolved.

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