Exenatide-test for Diagnosing Endogenous Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia

Korábbi kezelés

• Previous abdominal surgery in the gastrointestinal tract

Más betegség

• Known hypersensitivity or allergy to Exenatide
• Any mental conditions which prevent the patient from understanding the type, extent and possible consequences of the study and/or an uncooperative attitude from the patient

Laborértékek

• Calculated creatinine clearance below 40 ml/min
• prediabetes or diabetes (HbA1c > 5.7 %)
• Any concomitant glucose-lowering drug (i. e. insulin, sulfonyl urea)
• Any uncontrolled significant medical, psychiatric or surgical condition (active infection, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, poorly controlled hypertension, uncontrolled congestive heart disease, etc.) or laboratory findings that might jeopardize the patient's safety or that would limit compliance with the objectives and assessments of the study.

Egyéb

• Pregnant or breastfeeding female patients. A pregnancy test will be performed in all women of child bearing potential.
• No signed informed consent
• Intake of any glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 analogue (such as Byetta® or Bydureon®[= Exenatide])
• Any known intolerance to standardized meal (Maizena)

• Informed Consent as documented by signature
• Biochemically proven endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia: neuroglycopenic symptoms in the fasting state with low plasma glucose, inappropriately high serum insulin and C-peptide concentrations (standardized 72h fasting test).).
  • Participants as control subjects fulfilling all of the following inclusion criteria are eligible for the study:
• Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
• Possession of the adequate match criteria (age, BMI and gender) to patients with suspicion for an insulinoma

A regiszterben nem jelölt feltételek

• Patients with suspicion for an insulinoma fulfilling all of the following inclusion criteria are eligible for the study: