Diagnosis of congenital hyperinsulinism: Biochemical profiles during hypoglycemia.
Azumi SakakibaraYukiko HashimotoRie KawakitaYuki HosokawaKeiko NagaharaYukihiro HasegawaShin HoshinoHironori NagasakaTohru YorifujiPublished in: Pediatric diabetes (2017)
After introduction of high-sensitive assays, the diagnostic value of insulin was improved, allowing for more efficient cutoffs to be set for diagnosis of CHI. Premature birth, low birth weight and elevated lactate might be helpful in predicting early remission of hypoglycemia.