Methadone-induced hypoglycemia: A case report.
Ramin MalboosbafNeda HatamiZohreh MaghsoomiPublished in: Journal of diabetes investigation (2022)
Hypoglycemia is rare in patients without diabetes mellitus. Methadone is a synthetic μ-opioid receptor agonist used for cancer or non-cancer pain and the treatment of opioid dependence. Here, we report a case of a 31-year-old man who presented with recurrent hypoglycemic events that resolved on discontinuation of methadone. Thus, if hypoglycemia occurs while a patient takes methadone, the amount should be reduced or replaced with another opioid before a full investigation for inappropriate hyperinsulinism is initiated.
Keyphrases
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- pain management
- type diabetes
- papillary thyroid
- glycemic control
- end stage renal disease
- squamous cell
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- lymph node metastasis
- case report
- squamous cell carcinoma
- high glucose
- diabetic rats
- childhood cancer
- young adults
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
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