Corticoids for inducing diabetes because they block the action of insulin which causes insulin resistance. , less glucose is able to move out of the bloodstream to be taken up by the muscles. This results in a high blood glucose level,and they cause the liver to start releasing extra glucose into the bloodstream.
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