Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Patients with diabetes have nearly twice the risk of depression compared to general population. Prolonged hypoglycemia can occur with insulin overdose and treatment involves correction of hypoglycemia with oral or intravenous glucose supplementation, with glucagon or octreotide in some cases. Glucocorticoids are not routinely administered but can be used as an adjunct in severe cases. We present a case of intentional insulin overdose in a young diabetic patient w...