Insulinomas may present with normoglycemia after prolonged fasting but glucose-stimulated hypoglycemia

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4733-4736

  Kar, Partha ^a   Price, Paul ^a   Sawers, Stewart ^b   Bhattacharya, Satya ^c   Reznek, Rodney H ^c   Grossman, Ashley B ^c,d  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Lillyhall Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET RESTRICTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULINOMA; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33845476080     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1430     Document Type: Conference Paper

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