Insulinoma

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Insulinoma

• sweating
• tremor
• rapid heart rate
• anxiety
• hunger
• dizziness
• headache
• clouding vision
• confusion
• behavioral changes
• convulsions
• loss of consciousness

The person's blood may be tested while fasting (not eating). The person may have:

• low blood glucose
• high serum insulin level
• high C-peptide level

Other tests may include:

• CT scan or MRI of the abdomen to look for a pancreatic tumor
• Endoscopic ultrasound to look for a pancreatic tumor (when CT or MRI scan is normal)
• Octreotide scan to look for a pancreatic tumor (when CT or MRI scan is normal)
• Pancreatic arteriography (when CT or MRI scan is normal)
• Pancreatic venous sampling for insulin (when CT or MRI scan is normal)

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