Question 173 · LEK · Other
A 47-year-old woman comes to the office because of weight gain of 10 kg during the last 6 weeks. She is hungry all the time. Sometimes she does not remember what happened a few minutes before. What is the most probable diagnosis that has to be excluded first?
- A. insulinoma.
- B. reactive hypoglycaemia.
- C. type 2 diabetes.
- D. type 1 diabetes.
- E. adrenal insufficiency.
Hint
Link weight gain from eating to relieve hunger with episodic memory lapses — which metabolic state produces neuroglycopenia?
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