Octreotide-Treated Diabetes Accompanied by Endogenous Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia and Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy

Occurrence of hypoglycemia in diabetes patients is very rare. We report here a case of frequent hypoglycemic attacks caused by inappropriate endogenous hyperinsulinemia in a female patient with poorly controlled diabetes and protein-losing gastroenteropathy. The blood glucose profiles of the patient...

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Main Authors: Nobuhiko Takahashi, Miho Nagamine, Mitsuko Fukuda, Wataru Motomura, Atsuko Abiko, Masakazu Haneda, Mikihiro Fujiya, Masahiro Ieko, Yutaka Kohgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/381203