We are delighted to welcome Dr. Leena Shahla to the Pituitary Podcast. She is the director of The Duke Pituitary Program. Today she joins PWN co-founder and medical director of the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF, Dr. Lewis Blevins, for an in-depth discussion about pseudo-Cushing’s syndrome.
In the Duke Health web portal, Dr. Shahla says endocrinology captured her heart because it combines medical science with unique challenges. “My passion for solving puzzles drives my deep interest in pituitary disease, the most complex area of endocrinology.” You can read more about Dr. Shahla, her practice and background here.
This is a fascinating discussion about a complex, often misunderstood condition by two of the leading experts in the field you won’t want to miss it. Pseudo–Cushing’s syndrome or non-neoplastic hypercortisolism is a medical condition in which people with this disorder display the signs, symptoms, and abnormal cortisol levels. Common causes can include pregnancy, alcohol use disorder, morbid obesity, polycystic ovarian syndrome, end-stage renal disease, severe major depressive disorder, and poorly controlled diabetes.
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If they have all these would that not qualify as Cushings? I have the pituitary tumor, I have all the symptoms too and cannot for the life of me get a doctor to help me. my co2 is too high, my eosinophils are low, and my cortisol was low because they tested my urine at 10am when I wake up at 4:30-5:00. I start getting sleepy and exhausted by ten am. I need some help. I cant live like this anymore. I can feel myself crumbling away and noone cares.