insulin autoimmune syndrome

insulin autoimmune syndrome
a rare condition in which hypoglycemia is produced by extremely high concentrations of autoantibodies to insulin, seen primarily in persons of Asian descent and in most cases associated with treatment with sulfhydryl-containing medications.

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