Diabetes Care, Vol 9, Issue 2 186-188, Copyright © 1986 by American Diabetes Association
Insulinoma in a 94-year-old woman: long-term therapy with verapamil
JS Ulbrecht, R Schmeltz, JH Aarons and DA Greene
Several drugs can be used to control hypoglycemia caused by
insulin-secreting pancreatic tumors but none are reliably efficacious or
free of side effects. We report the case of a woman with an insulinoma who
refused surgical intervention and was successfully treated with the
Ca2+-channel blocker verapamil.