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Case report: elderly type 2 diabetes patient weaned off insulin

Japanese geriatrics journal describes a hyperglycemic emergency with sharply reduced insulin secretion reversed by relieving glucose toxicity and adjusting medication.

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By Priya Raman · Science Reporter
Dec 31 19:00 ETSource: Nihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi. Japanese journal of geriatrics

The wire

  1. 01Authors report an elderly woman with type 2 diabetes who had a hyperglycemic emergency and marked decline in insulin secretion.
  2. 02Case suggests insulin withdrawal was possible after alleviating glucose toxicity and revising her drug regimen.
  3. 03Single-patient report; regimen specifics and durability of the outcome are not detailed in the excerpt.

From the source

[An elderly patient with type 2 diabetes who developed a hyperglycemic emergency and showed a marked decline in insulin secretion, but she was able to be weaned off insulin by alleviating glucose toxicity and adjusting her medication: A case report]

Nihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi. Japanese journal of geriatrics · 2026 · Ohashi Y, Kumagai J, Hiraga C et al.

Read at pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Source URL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42749671/