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Stuart K, Field A, Raju J, et al. Postprandial reactive hypoglycaemia: varying presentation patterns on extended glucose tolerance tests and possible therapeutic approaches. Case Rep Med. 2013;2013:273957doi: 10.1155/2013/273957.
Stuart, K., Field, A., Raju, J., & Ramachandran, S. (2013). Postprandial reactive hypoglycaemia: varying presentation patterns on extended glucose tolerance tests and possible therapeutic approaches. Case reports in medicine, 2013273957. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/273957
Stuart, Kevin, et al. "Postprandial reactive hypoglycaemia: varying presentation patterns on extended glucose tolerance tests and possible therapeutic approaches." Case reports in medicine vol. 2013 (2013): 273957. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/273957
Stuart K, Field A, Raju J, Ramachandran S. Postprandial reactive hypoglycaemia: varying presentation patterns on extended glucose tolerance tests and possible therapeutic approaches. Case Rep Med. 2013;2013:273957. doi: 10.1155/2013/273957. Epub 2013 Jan 10. PMID: 23424590; PMCID: PMC3568860.
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Case Rep Med. 2013;2013:273957. doi: 10.1155/2013/273957. Epub 2013 Jan 10.

Postprandial reactive hypoglycaemia: varying presentation patterns on extended glucose tolerance tests and possible therapeutic approaches.

Case reports in medicine

Kevin Stuart, Annmarie Field, Jessie Raju, Sudarshan Ramachandran

Affiliations

  1. Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Good Hope Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B75 7RR, UK.

PMID: 23424590 PMCID: PMC3568860 DOI: 10.1155/2013/273957

Abstract

Reactive hypoglycemia is a state characterised by sympathetic or neuroglycopenic symptoms associated with hypoglycaemia in the postprandial state resulting in considerable distress to the patient. It is our practice to carry out either extended glucose tolerance tests (eGTTs) or mixed meal tests in these patients. We describe two patients who experienced hypoglycaemic symptoms early and late during eGTT. The patient who experienced symptoms early, in contrast to the patient who presented with late symptoms, did not possess any characteristics of the metabolic syndrome. Based on clinical symptoms, glucose, insulin, and free fatty acid (FFA) levels, we speculate on possible mechanisms that may have accounted for each of their presentation patterns. We then discuss low glycaemic index diet which will be the mainstay of management.

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