ea0011p185 | Clinical practise and governance | ECE2006
Wordsworth S
, Hassanein M
, Platts J
Contracts with primary care encourage screening for diabetes and as a result a fasting blood glucose is frequently performed on asymptomatic patients. During the last year three such patients were found to have significant hypoglycaemia with elevated c-peptide levels and were referred for further investigation.The first, a 50 year old woman, developed significant hypoglycaemia 22 hours into a fast with elevated c-peptide and insulin levels. A CT scan of ...