Coenzyme Q10 and alpha-lipoic acid: A hirata's connection to severe hypoglycemia?

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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Main Authors:	Sulekha Mahendran, Mercy Hanna, Krishnan Swaminathan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:	Apollo Medicine
Subjects:	autoimmune health supplements hypoglycemia
Online Access:	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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