Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Surgical removal of the tumor is the primary treatment modality for insulinomas. However, in some patients, surgery is not possible. Octreotide, a somatostatin analogue, is known to suppress insulin secretion. However, there are little data on the use of octreotide in the treatment of insulinoma. Here, we present an insulinoma patient with severe clinical findings and successful control of hypoglycemia after long-acting octreotide.Case: A 7...

Introduction: Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone group antimicrobial agent widely used in the treatment of community- and hospital-acquired infections. There have been reports of glucose homeostasis abnormality associated with the use of fluoroquinolones including gatifloxacin, levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin. This report presents the case of a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus who developed severe hypoglycemia following oral levofloxacin use.Case: A 7...