Journal
DIABETOLOGIA
Volume 48, Issue 11, Pages 2236-2240Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-1933-x
Keywords
gastric bypass; GLP1; glucagon-like peptide 1; hypoglycaemia; incretin; insulin; obesity
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- NCRR NIH HHS [M01-RR01032] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK02795, DK44523, DK062948] Funding Source: Medline
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Aims/hypothesis: Postprandial hypoglycaemia following gastric bypass for obesity is considered a late manifestation of the dumping syndrome and can usually be managed with dietary modification. We investigated three patients with severe postprandial hypoglycaemia and hyperinsulinaemia unresponsive to diet, octreotide and diazoxide with the aim of elucidating the pathological mechanisms involved. Methods: Glucose, insulin, and C-peptide were measured in the fasting and postprandial state, and insulin secretion was assessed following selective intra-arterial calcium injection. Pancreas histopathology was assessed in all three patients. Results: All three patients had evidence of severe postprandial hyperinsulinaemia and hypoglycaemia. In one patient, reversal of gastric bypass was ineffective in reversing hypoglycaemia. All three patients ultimately required partial pancreatectomy for control of neuroglycopenia; pancreas pathology of all patients revealed diffuse islet hyperplasia and expansion of beta cell mass. Conclusions/interpretation: These findings suggest that gastric bypass-induced weight loss may unmask an underlying beta cell defect or contribute to pathological islet hyperplasia, perhaps via glucagon-like peptide 1-mediated pathways.
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