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We confirmed hypoglycemic episodes 4\u20135 h after food ingestion, associated with extremely high levels of insulin and the presence of anti-insulin antibodies, establishing the diagnosis of IAS. The most probable cause of the disease was glucocorticoid medication, considering she had no other autoimmune or hematologic disease associated. As the hypoglycemic episodes were mild, the patient received dietary recommendations (small, frequent, low-carbohydrate meals), and 3 months later, she had no more clinical episodes of hypoglycemia, with improved blood insulin level.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Learning points<\/jats:title>\n \n \n IAS is a very rare form of hypoglycemia in the Caucasian population, which is why critical thinking and active search are needed.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n Moreover, drug-induced cases of IAS in the Caucasian population are exceptional, with only one report of glucocorticoid medication as a trigger in the literature.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n Recognizing IAS is very important in order to avoid unnecessary investigations and choose the right treatment.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n <\/jats:list>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1530\/edm-24-0149","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,20]],"date-time":"2025-08-20T10:22:16Z","timestamp":1755685336000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1530\/crossmarkpolicy-2","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A rare form of endogenous hypoglycemia uncovered after corticosteroid treatment"],"prefix":"10.1530","volume":"2025","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-8364-0066","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Adina Simona","family":"Dragomir","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"C I Parhon National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Georgiana Cristina","family":"Taujan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinique d\u2019Endocrinologie, CHU Brugmann, Bruxelles, Belgium"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mihai Vlad","family":"Dragan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"C I Parhon National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luciana","family":"Gavrizi-Zafiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"C I Parhon National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daniela Doina","family":"Chiriac","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"C I Parhon National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dana Larisa","family":"Geru","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"C I Parhon National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Diana Loreta","family":"Paun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"416","reference":[{"key":"bib1","series-title":"Medicine","first-page":"141","article-title":"Autoimmune forms of hypoglycemia","volume":"88","author":"Lupsa BC","year":"2009","unstructured":"Lupsa BC\n, \nChong AY\n, \nCochran EK\n, et al.\n Autoimmune forms of hypoglycemia. 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