This study was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of glucose-insulin homeostasis on adrenal steroids and was designed to separate the effects of hyperglycaemia from those of insulin.
Department of Hormonal Biology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique--Hopitaux de Paris (AP-HP), University of Paris VII-Medical School, Paris 10, France. philippe.boudou@sls.ap-hop-paris.fr