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ea0033p13 | (1) | BSPED2013

In unexplained hypoglycaemia, is the presence of ketones (betahydroxybutyrate) a reliable indicator that insulin is suppressed, excluding hyperinsulinism and avoiding the need to assay insulin directly

Sabbagh Raghad , Wright Neil , Scott Camilla

Introduction: In the majority of patients presenting to A&E with hypoglycaemia it is secondary to infection or stress and individuals exhibit a ketogenic response. A minority who first present with hypoglycaemia may have endocrine or metabolic disorders. For this reason a full ‘hypoglycaemia screen’ is undertaken. It is recommended by metbionet that before glucose administration, the following are measured: intermediary metabolites (glucose, b-OHB, free fatty aci...