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Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome - An After-Meal Roller Coaster Ride

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Specialty Endocrinology
Date 2024 Jun 12
PMID 38863913
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Abstract

Hypoglycemic disorders are rare in persons without diabetes, and clinical evaluation to identify its etiology can be challenging. We present a case of insulin autoimmune syndrome induced by carbimazole in a middle-aged Chinese man with underlying Graves' disease, which was managed conservatively with a combination of dietary modification and alpha-glucosidase inhibitor.

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