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Case Reports
. 2022 Sep 1:166:D6885.

[Hypoglycaemia after bariatric surgery]

[Article in Dutch]
Loek J M de Heide  1   2 , Marloes Emous  1 , Andre P van Beek  3
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Case Reports

[Hypoglycaemia after bariatric surgery]

[Article in Dutch]
Loek J M de Heide et al. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. .

Abstract

Background: The beneficial effects of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes can come at a price : the development of postprandial hypoglycaemia, also called post-bariatric hypoglycaemia (PBH). PBH is to some extend present in almost all patients after bariatric surgery but can sometimes lead to serious hypoglycaemia.

Case description: A 53 year old woman experienced periods with reduced consciousness eventually leading to a fall from the stairs with fracturing of her shoulder and ankle. On further evaluation she had frequent periods of postprandial hypoglycaemia without noticing these. Eventually dietary advice and 3 different medications were needed to control her hypoglycaemic episodes.

Conclusion: Due to lack of classic hypoglycaemic symptoms PBH is often not recognized as such. Consequently, loss of consciousness can have serious consequences. Treatment consists of dietary advice, sometimes supplemented with medication which is not always successful. Surgical intervention is then the next option, however without guarantees for success.

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