A case of a non-insulin dependent diabetic patient with regular spontaneous hypoglycemic attacks, which were due to insulin-binding antibodies induced by human insulin therapy

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-173

  Suzuki, Katsunori ^a,b   Hirayama, Satoshi ^a   Ito, Seiki ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti human insulin antibody; NIDDM; Spontaneous hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; HUMAN INSULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IODINE 125;

AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INSULIN TREATMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

AGED; ANTIBODIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; MALE; STEROIDS;

EID: 0030865795     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.182.163     Document Type: Article

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