A “growing cause” of diabetic ketoacidosis

The progress of a young woman presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis is described. She was managed as for a new presentation of type 1 diabetes, but was subsequently diagnosed with acromegaly due to a large pituitary tumour. Following treatment for this, and relative normalisation of growth hormone l...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2009, Vol.2009 (apr01 2), p.bcr1120081226-bcr1120081226
Main Authors: Waterhouse, Mona, Sabin, Ian, Plowman, Nick, Akker, Scott, Chowdhury, Tahseen A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body mass index
Diabetes
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Europe (West)
Family medical history
Female
Glucose
Growth hormones
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Insulin
Insulin-like growth factors
Ketosis
Oxidative stress
Unusual Association of Diseases/Symptoms
White
White people
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Summary:The progress of a young woman presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis is described. She was managed as for a new presentation of type 1 diabetes, but was subsequently diagnosed with acromegaly due to a large pituitary tumour. Following treatment for this, and relative normalisation of growth hormone levels, she was able to stop insulin completely. Subsequently, an oral glucose tolerance test showed no evidence of abnormal glucose tolerance and she remains non-diabetic.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.11.2008.1226