Box 1.

Useful questions in assessing timing and total dose of glucocorticoid replacement

  • Are you clock-watching for one particular dose?

  • Do you often miss a dose because you haven't noticed the time?

  • How are your general energy levels/get up and go?

  • Do you have low spots during the day?

  • Are you napping during the day?

  • What time is bedtime?

  • Do you sleep okay?

  • How do you feel first thing in the morning?

  • Changes in weight?

  • Changes in pigmentation?

From Napier and Pearce24