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ea0021p138 | Diabetes and metabolism | SFEBES2009

Herbal remedies as a cause of recurrent hypoglycaemia

Whitfield Thompson , Rana Subhash , Bangar Vijay , Mousa Abdusalam

Objective: Factitious hypoglycaemia presents diagnostic difficulties. We report a case presenting with hypoglycaemia, due to use of herbal remedies for enhancement of sexual performance.Case: A 73-year-old male known to have peptic ulcer admitted with feeling dizzy and unwell, with blood glucose of 1.6 needed 10% dextrose infusion in the first 48 h of admission. Medications folic acid, adcal d3, omeprazole 20 mg, herbal medicine for improving sexual func...