We report a case of severe hypoglycemia in an elderly woman with multiple comorbidities, due to suspected autoimmune hypoglycemia from a combination of coenzyme Q 10 and alpha-lipoic acid. Health-care professionals should be aware of the rare but potentially life-threatening auto-immune hypoglycemia from some of the commonly used supplements that are widely used in day-to-day diabetic clinical practice.
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