Endocrine Abstracts

Hyperinsulinaemic-hypoglycaemia has been described following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for obesity and is thought to be due to hyperfunction of pancreatic β cells. It has been questioned whether the β cell hyperfunction may have preceded the bariatric surgery and contributed to the obesity. We report a case of hyperinsulinaemic-hypoglycaemia in a non-diabetic, lean patient (BMI 26 kg/m2) who underwent distal gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y bypass for a benign gas...