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Hyperinsulinism May Be Underreported in Hypoglycemic Patients with Phosphomannomutase 2 Deficiency

Dogus VuralliYilmaz YildizZeynep Alev OzonAli DursunElmas Nazlı GonçAyşegül TokatlıHatice Serap SivriMehmet Alikasifoglu
Published in: Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology (2022)
The main cause of hypoglycemia in PMM2-CDG appears to be hyperinsulinism. Although insulin levels at the time of hypoglycemia may not be very high, hypoglycemia in patients with PMM2 responds well to diazoxide.
Keyphrases
  • type diabetes
  • glycemic control
  • insulin resistance
  • skeletal muscle
  • replacement therapy
  • adipose tissue
  • smoking cessation