KROK 1 2018 – Question 98 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 40-year-old woman suffers from Cushing’s disease - steroid diabetes. On biochemical examination she has hyperglycemia and hypochloremia. What process activates in the first place in such patients?
- A. Gluconeogenesis
- B. Glycogenolysis
- C. Glucose transport to the cells
- D. Glucose reabsorption
- E. Glycolysis
Hint
Think about the main effect of excess glucocorticoids on glucose production in the liver, as opposed to glucose handling in peripheral tissues.
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