The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Neonatal Hypoglycemia

Volume: 30 Number: 1 March 1, 2004
  • Halil Sağlam
  • Nilgün Köksal
  • Ömer Tarım
  • Bülent Öztürk
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The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Neonatal Hypoglycemia

Abstract

Neonatal hypoglycemia, caused by a number of factors, is one of the important problems remarkably increasing the mortality and morbidity in newborns. Therefore, both urgent interventions and specific treatments should be commenced immediately. In this study, we aimed to investigate the demographic, anthropometric, and hormonal characteristics of hypoglycemic newborns, the etiological factors of hypoglycemia, our treatment modalities and the responses to the treatments in 111 newborns followed in our neonatal intensive care unit. Of the newborns, 57% were male, 43% were female; mean birth weight was 3461 ±876 grams; 25% had low birth weight (LBW), 42% had high birth weight, 12% were small for gestational age (SGA), and 44% were large for gestational age (LGA). Of the mothers, 37% had gestational diabetes, 6% had type 1 diabetes, and 2% had type 2 diabetes. 71% of the mothers with gestational diabetes required insulin treatment. We found that 61% of the hypoglycemic newborns had hyperinsulinism during hypoglycemic episodes; and of them, 31% and 14% required corticosteroid and diazoxide treatments, respectively. We conclude that hyperinsulinism plays an important role in neonatal hypoglycemia and the insulin concentrations should routinely be measured in critical blood samples obtained during hypoglycemia.

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Halil Sağlam This is me

Nilgün Köksal This is me

Ömer Tarım This is me

Bülent Öztürk This is me

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March 1, 2004

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Year 2004 Volume: 30 Number: 1

APA
Sağlam, H., Köksal, N., Tarım, Ö., & Öztürk, B. (2004). The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Neonatal Hypoglycemia. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 30(1), 31-35. https://izlik.org/JA32XM69BL
AMA
1.Sağlam H, Köksal N, Tarım Ö, Öztürk B. The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Neonatal Hypoglycemia. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2004;30(1):31-35. https://izlik.org/JA32XM69BL
Chicago
Sağlam, Halil, Nilgün Köksal, Ömer Tarım, and Bülent Öztürk. 2004. “The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Neonatal Hypoglycemia”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 30 (1): 31-35. https://izlik.org/JA32XM69BL.
EndNote
Sağlam H, Köksal N, Tarım Ö, Öztürk B (March 1, 2004) The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Neonatal Hypoglycemia. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 30 1 31–35.
IEEE
[1]H. Sağlam, N. Köksal, Ö. Tarım, and B. Öztürk, “The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Neonatal Hypoglycemia”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 31–35, Mar. 2004, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA32XM69BL
ISNAD
Sağlam, Halil - Köksal, Nilgün - Tarım, Ömer - Öztürk, Bülent. “The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Neonatal Hypoglycemia”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 30/1 (March 1, 2004): 31-35. https://izlik.org/JA32XM69BL.
JAMA
1.Sağlam H, Köksal N, Tarım Ö, Öztürk B. The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Neonatal Hypoglycemia. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2004;30:31–35.
MLA
Sağlam, Halil, et al. “The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Neonatal Hypoglycemia”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 30, no. 1, Mar. 2004, pp. 31-35, https://izlik.org/JA32XM69BL.
Vancouver
1.Halil Sağlam, Nilgün Köksal, Ömer Tarım, Bülent Öztürk. The Role of Hyperinsulinemia in Neonatal Hypoglycemia. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2004 Mar. 1;30(1):31-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA32XM69BL

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