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hyperinsulinism
[ hahy-per-in-suh-li-niz-uhm, -ins-yuh- ]
hyperinsulinism
/ ˌɪəˈɪԲʊɪˌɪə /
noun
- pathol an excessive amount of insulin in the blood, producing hypoglycaemia, caused by oversecretion of insulin by the pancreas or overdosage of insulin in treating diabetes See insulin reaction
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Herbert's baby son Leandre had pancreatic surgery lasting 10 hours in April, after being diagnosed with congenital hyperinsulinism - a genetic disorder which causes abnormally high levels on insulin.
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Kassem, S. A., Ariel, I., Thornton, P. S., Scheimberg, I. & Glaser, B. Beta-cell proliferation and apoptosis in the developing normal human pancreas and in hyperinsulinism of infancy.
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If sweets and drink cause the hyperinsulinism and voracity, diet will cure it.
Most important cause of the hyperinsulinism is an inflamed pancreas.
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