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Br J Sports Med 2007;41:335-336 doi:10.1136/bjsm.2006.030585
  • Case Report

Strong diabetes

  1. James Young1,
  2. Aresh Anwar1
  1. 1University Hospital Coventry and Warwick, Warwickshire, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr J Young
 2 Rectory Farm Barns, Bromsgrove B61 TEL, UK; jamesywyoung{at}aol.com
  • Accepted 6 January 2007
  • Published Online First 26 February 2007

Abstract

The case of a 36-year-old male professional bodybuilder is reported. He presented to the accident and emergency department with right upper quadrant pain. This was on the background of a 15-year history of anabolic steroid and growth hormone misuse. Examination revealed mild hepatomegaly and a random blood sugar of 30.2 mmol/l. There was no evidence of ketonuria or acidosis. Biochemical evidence of hepatitis was found, and the patient was in acute renal failure. He was given a sliding scale of insulin and an intravenous infusion of crystalloid. The hepatitis and hyperglycaemia settled with conservative treatment. It is believed that this is the first reported case of frank diabetes precipitated by supraphysiological recreational growth hormone misuse.

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