Diazoxide Health Dictionary

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n. a drug given to treat conditions in which the levels of blood sugar are chronically low (including *insulinoma).
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Insulinoma

A tumour in the beta cells in the Islets of Langerhans in the PANCREAS that produces insulin. Symptoms of HYPOGLYCAEMIA occur. Treatment is surgical removal or oral administration of diazoxide.... insulinoma



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