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Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Glucose Metabolism Disorders > Hyperinsulinism

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Hyperinsulinism  

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  • Hyperinsulinemia

Scope note

  • A syndrome with excessively high INSULIN levels in the BLOOD. It may cause HYPOGLYCEMIA. Etiology of hyperinsulinism varies, including hypersecretion of a beta cell tumor (INSULINOMA); autoantibodies against insulin (INSULIN ANTIBODIES); defective insulin receptor (INSULIN RESISTANCE); or overuse of exogenous insulin or HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS.

History note

  • 1963

In other languages

  • hyperinsulinismi

    Finnish

  • hyperinsulinemia
  • hyperinsulinism
  • hyperinsulinism UNS
  • hyperinsulinismus
  • hyperinsulinismus functionalis
  • hyperinsulinismus NAS
  • hyperplasi av pankreasöarnas betaceller UNS
  • hyperplasia cellularum beta insularum pancreaticarum NAS
  • hypoglykemia
  • insuliinin liikaeritys
  • insuliinin liikaerityssairaus
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön haimasaarekkeiden beetasolujen liikakasvu
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön hyperinsulinismi
  • toiminnallinen hyperinsulinismi
  • Hyperinsulinism

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006946

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