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ea0018p13 | (1) | MES2008

Unusual hypoglycaemia: real or factitious?

Sharma Sanjeev , Swords Francesca , Dozio Nicoletta

Factitious hypoglycaemia is characterised by high insulin levels but accompanied with low Proinsulin and C-peptide levels and a negative sulfonylurea screenWe present a 54-year-old woman who was initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2002 and by 2004, she was converted to insulin treatment due to poor tolerance to Metformin. She also had a previous history of Manic depressive psychosis and treated with lithium.In the months pr...