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- Title
Treatment with Acarbose in Severe Hypoglycaemia Due to Late Dumping Syndrome.
- Authors
Congcong Wang; Shuguang Pang; Qiang Jiang; Guanglan Duan; Yongmei Sun; Mei Li
- Abstract
We present a case of recurrent loss of consciousness, which was finally accurately diagnosed as late dumping syndrome twelve years after subtotal gastrectomy and successfully treated with acarbose. A 66-year old lean male was found unconscious repeatedly within one year. Oral glucose tolerance tests performed before and after acarbose treatment verified the diagnosis of late dumping syndrome. Acarbose can be used as a successful treatment modality for reactive hypoglycaemia due to late dumping syndrome by influencing the release of hormone.
- Subjects
ACARBOSE; LOSS of consciousness; GLUCOSE tolerance tests; GASTRECTOMY; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
West Indian Medical Journal, 2013, Vol 62, Issue 9, p861
- ISSN
0043-3144
- Publication type
Case Study