The following criteria for cure are recommended in the 2010 consensus statement: an IGF-1 concentration in the age-adjusted normal range and a random growth hormone concentration below 1 µg/l. If ...

Biochemical control of acromegaly in noncured patients is usually defined as serum growth hormone (GH) levels <2.0 µg/l, plus normal-for-age serum levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I).

Endocrinology specialist Dr Preethi Dissanayake discusses this uncommon presentation, in the latest in our series on conditions that GPs may only encounter once in their career Acromegaly is a rare ...

The following is a summary of “Paradoxical GH response at OGTT does not predict Pasireotide efficacy but matters for glucose metabolism,” published in the January 2025 issue of Endocrinology by Occhi ...

In a person with acromegaly, human growth hormone also goes to the liver and binds to receptors there, Levine said. That process elevates a different hormone, called IGF-1, which regulates growth ...

But as the years went on, he began to notice his body changing in unusual ways: His head grew so much that he needed a larger helmet, and his hands became so big he had to have his wedding ring ...