Case of Pseudohypoglycemia
- Robert J. Rushakoff, MD1 and
- Stephen B. Lewis, MD
- 1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
The patient is a 44-year-old white woman with a history of myasthenia gravis, hypothyroidism, epilepsy, and Raynaud’s phenomenon. In May 2000, while hospitalized for gastroenteritis, a fingerstick glucose reading reported as “low.” Subsequent outpatient testing showed a normal random venous glucose level with concurrent normal C-peptide and insulin levels. The patient obtained a One Touch glucose meter and continued to monitor her glucose frequently for the next few months. The glucose readings were …
