title: Adult spontaneous hypoglycaemia.
abstract: Spontaneous hypoglycaemia is not a diagnosis, but a manifestation of a disease process. It is important to recognize spontaneous hypoglycaemia, as treatment may be preventative or curative. It is equally important to avoid mislabelling healthy individuals as having hypoglycaemia as this may have a negative impact on the quality of life and use of scarce health-care resources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, West Midlands.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gama
mesh_terms: D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D005215:Fasting; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid