Abstract:The primary causes of uncontrolled diabetes are poor life-style, infection, ischemic heart disease and inappropriate usage of oral anti-diabetic agents and insulin. Supplementary causes are stroke, acute pancreatitis and endocrine diseases. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) is an autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by primary hyperparathyroidism, pituitary neoplasia, and foregut lineage neuroendocrine tumors, and is associated with increased glucose levels. We present a case of a 69-year-old wo… Show more
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