Effectiveness of octreotide in a case of refractory sulfonylurea-induced hypoglycemia.
The use of sulfonylurea medications in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus is common. Patients who present to the Emergency Department after ingestion of excessive amounts of suflonylurea medications often have hypoglycemia refractory to dextrose administration. Standard care includes the administration of dextrose, glucagon, and diazoxide. Recently, the use of octreotide has been described as an alternative treatment in these patients. We present a case of a 20-year-old woman who ingested 900 mg of glyburide causing refractory hypoglycemia resistant to treatment with intravenous dextrose, glucagon, and diazoxide. Octreotide administration rapidly reversed hypoglycemia allowing patient stabilization and eventual discharge without any significant adverse events.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Bethune Building Rm. 355, Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, 1278 Tower Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, Canada.
Robert S
RS
Green
Wes
W
Palatnick
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005905:Glyburide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D015282:Octreotide; D005905:Glyburide