Coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid: A hirata's connection to severe hypoglycemia?
We report a case of severe hypoglycemia in an elderly woman with multiple comorbidities, due to suspected autoimmune hypoglycemia from a combination of coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid. Health-care professionals should be aware of the rare but potentially life-threatening auto-immune hypoglycemia...
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| author | Sulekha Mahendran Mercy Hanna Krishnan Swaminathan |
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| description | We report a case of severe hypoglycemia in an elderly woman with multiple comorbidities, due to suspected autoimmune hypoglycemia from a combination of coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid. Health-care professionals should be aware of the rare but potentially life-threatening auto-immune hypoglycemia from some of the commonly used supplements that are widely used in day-to-day diabetic clinical practice. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a6d1e17432047f3aefed10b91274e432025-01-02T06:38:20ZengSAGE PublishingApollo Medicine0976-00162213-36822020-01-011729910010.4103/am.am_28_20Coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid: A hirata's connection to severe hypoglycemia?Sulekha MahendranMercy HannaKrishnan SwaminathanWe report a case of severe hypoglycemia in an elderly woman with multiple comorbidities, due to suspected autoimmune hypoglycemia from a combination of coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid. Health-care professionals should be aware of the rare but potentially life-threatening auto-immune hypoglycemia from some of the commonly used supplements that are widely used in day-to-day diabetic clinical practice.http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2020;volume=17;issue=2;spage=99;epage=100;aulast=Mahendranautoimmunehealth supplementshypoglycemia |
| spellingShingle | Sulekha Mahendran Mercy Hanna Krishnan Swaminathan Coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid: A hirata's connection to severe hypoglycemia? Apollo Medicine autoimmune health supplements hypoglycemia |
| title | Coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid: A hirata's connection to severe hypoglycemia? |
| title_full | Coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid: A hirata's connection to severe hypoglycemia? |
| title_fullStr | Coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid: A hirata's connection to severe hypoglycemia? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid: A hirata's connection to severe hypoglycemia? |
| title_short | Coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid: A hirata's connection to severe hypoglycemia? |
| title_sort | coenzyme q10 and alpha lipoic acid a hirata s connection to severe hypoglycemia |
| topic | autoimmune health supplements hypoglycemia |
| url | http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2020;volume=17;issue=2;spage=99;epage=100;aulast=Mahendran |
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