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Letters and Corrections1 January 1980Hypoglycemia from the Inadvertent Use of Oral Hypoglycemic AgentsTERRY W. CROWSON, M.D., ROBERT L. KRIEL, M.D.TERRY W. CROWSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT L. KRIEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-92-1-134_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The surreptitious use of insulin (1) and oral hypoglycemic agents (2, 3) are recognized causes of hypoglycemia. Recently, Aderka and Pinkhas (4) reported a case of hypoglycemia induced by the inadvertent use of chlorpropamide. We report here our experience with two cases of hypoglycemia induced by inadvertent ingestion of sulfonylurea compounds.An 84-year-old white woman was brought to the emergency room in 1977 after being found unconscious by relatives. Her blood glucose level was 45 md/dL. She became alert and oriented after receiving 50 mL of 50% dextrose solution intravenously. Four hours after admission, she became tremulous...
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