Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 6, Number 7, July 2015, pages 307-308


A Man With Whipple’s Triad Secondary to a Malignant Insulinoma

Table

Table 1. Results of Blood Tests During the Patient’s Hypoglycemic Episodes
 
Biochemical testReference range*First sampleSecnd sample
*Diagnostic criteria for hyperinsulinemia during a hypoglycemic episode [3].
Plasma glucose< 3 mmol/L2.02.5
Plasma insulin> 3 pmol/L119103
Plasma proinsulin> 5 pmol/L> 300> 300
Plasma C-peptide> 0.2 nmol/L2.533.05