Patient resources

Bisphosphonate treatment for children

Information for parents and carers

Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) Service

Information for families

Cortisol day curve

This test will measure the amount of steroid your body is producing.

DMD and Bisphosphonate treatment for children

Information for parents and carers

Emergency Hydrocortisone Injection

Information for patients

Glucagon Stimulation Test

The test is to assess your production of cortisol and/or growth hormone.

Growth Hormone Day Curve

This test will measure the amount of growth hormone your body is producing.

Insulin tolerance test

Your Doctor has requested an insulin tolerance test. This test is designed to assess how your pituitary gland is working in stressful situations by measuring two hormones, growth hormone and cortisol.

Low Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test

Information for patients

Oral glucose tolerance test – Acromegaly

This test is to check if your body can make enough insulin in response to a glucose drink.

Oral glucose tolerance test – Diabetes

This test is to check if your body can make enough insulin in response to a glucose drink.

Overnight Dexamethasone Test

Information for patients

Short Synacthen Test

This test will assess whether your adrenal glands are producing enough cortisol.

Steroid Replacement Therapy

Information for patients