Effects of Intranasal Naloxone on Hypoglycemia-Associated Autonomic Failure (HAAF) in Susceptible Individuals.
Sandra AleksicEric Lontchi-YimagouWilliam MitchellCaroline BoylePriyanka MatiasAnjali ManavalanAkankasha GoyalMichelle CareyIlan GabrielyMeredith HawkinsPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2024)
This is the first study to report that intranasal naloxone, a widely used opioid receptor antagonist, may ameliorate some features of HAAF. Further investigation is warranted into mechanisms of variable inter-individual susceptibility to HAAF and the effects of intranasal naloxone in people with diabetes at risk for HAAF.