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ea0059p060 | Clinical biochemistry | SFEBES2018

Low plasma glucose results from primary care are not associated with morbidity, mortality or underlying endogenous hypolgyaemic disorders

Linton Kathryn , Gibb Fraser

Background: Low glucose is a relatively common primary care referral to specialist endocrine services. However the prevalence of endocrine disease causing endogenous hypoglycaemia is extremely rare.Methods: We obtained all plasma glucose results <4 mM originating from primary care within NHS Lothian, in non-diabetic individuals (20 145 people (77.6% female)) aged 18–40 years, between 2002 and 2017. These data were linked to national admission, m...