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A 60-year-old man with type 1 diabetes mellitus underwent SPK transplantation in 2007 with immediate graft function and long-term metabolic stability. Ten years post-transplant, partial pancreatic graft dysfunction and progressive vascular complications were noted. In 2024, 17 years after transplantation, the patient developed recurrent, documented hypoglycemic episodes despite withdrawal of glucose-lowering therapy, with fasting plasma glucose values as low as 40\u2005mg\/dL and a marked reduction in HbA1c. Biochemical evaluation suggested endogenous hyperinsulinism, with elevated chromogranin A levels. Imaging studies revealed a large hypervascular mass within the pancreatic graft, with high somatostatin receptor expression on 68Ga-DOTA-TOC PET-CT. Histology from biopsy and subsequent total graft pancreatectomy confirmed a well-differentiated grade 2 neuroendocrine tumor with focal insulin expression, consistent with insulinoma. Surgical resection resulted in complete resolution of hypoglycemia. 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