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Is diabetes related to insulinoma?
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NO: No insulinoma causes low blood glucose.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Rare tumor: Insulinoma is a rare tumor that secretes Insulin and causes your blood sugars to be abnormally low. In some ways, its the opposite of diabetes where your blood sugars are high from Insulin resistance (or defeciency).
Answered 6/25/2014
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