Non-Diabetes Related Hypoglycemia

Understand that hypoglycaemia in patients not treated for diabetes is a rare problem
Describe Whipple’s triad.
Describe a rational approach to investigation of non-diabetes related hypoglycaemia
Understand the differential diagnosis of non-diabetes related hypoglycaemia
Appreciate that insulinoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumour.

Outline the epidemiology of hypoglycaemia…
What are the symptoms of hypoglycaemia?
What are the things we need to ascertain in a patient presenting with hypoglycaemia?
If we suspect a patient has postprandial or hypoglycaemia after eating, what test do we carry out?
What do we do if a patient has symptoms when fasting?
So, which blood tests do we take during these investigations?
How do we investigate endogenous hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia…
Outline the causes of spontaneous hypoglycaemia…
So, how do we approach a patient with a potential hypoglycaemic disorder?