## Abstract We describe a 45 year old person with type 1 diabetes who presented with recurrent hypoglycaemic attacks. These were found to be due to adult onset coeliac disease and, following institution of a glutenβfree diet, her diabetes control stabilised and insulin requirements returned to thei
Recurrent hypoglycaemia in a patient with history of brittle diabetes
β Scribed by Gill, Geoffrey V
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 53 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1357-8170
- DOI
- 10.1002/pdi.204
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