Cortisol Secretion in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Relationship With Chronic Complications
Response to Chiodini et al.
- Jorge I. Castillo-Quan, BSC, BM123 and
- Julia M. Pérez-Osorio, MD23
- 1Department of Clinical Sciences, Autonomous University of Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
- 2Department of Psychopedagogy, Autonomous University of Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
- 3Metabolic Syndrome Psychoendocrinology Study Group (GENES), Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Jorge I. Castillo-Quan, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Yucatán, Av. Itzáes x 59 no. 498. Col. Centro, Mérida, Yucatán, México C.P. 97240. E-mail: ji.castillo.quan{at}gmail.com
Chiodini and colleagues (1) reported that increased levels of cortisol secretion are related to diabetes complications but did not evaluate central nervous system complications. It has been increasingly recognized that diabetes is related to several neurological and psychiatric disorders. Mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and depression …
