Endocrine Abstracts

A 64-year-old man (HM) was admitted to our local hospital with transient dysarthria and right hemiparesis; formal blood glucose was 2.2 mmol/l on admission. During his in-patient stay, he had frequent episodes of hypoglycaemia. Further questioning revealed a 4 week history of recurring dizzy spells which improved on eating.Cerebral imaging and adrenal function were normal and so the patient underwent further investigations (summarised below) which confir...