Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Risk of Hypoglycemia
We report the case of a 45-year-old man with a history of Klinefelter syndrome undergoing testosterone replacement therapy, and with type 2 diabetes treated with metformin with poor metabolic control. When vildagliptin was added to his treatment, he presented hypoglycemia after the testosterone inje...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2019-01-01
|
| Series: | Case Reports in Endocrinology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9616125 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849435430095683584 |
|---|---|
| author | Analía Verónica Yamaguchi Pablo René Costanzo Verónica Andrea Peuchot Pablo Knoblovits |
| author_facet | Analía Verónica Yamaguchi Pablo René Costanzo Verónica Andrea Peuchot Pablo Knoblovits |
| author_sort | Analía Verónica Yamaguchi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | We report the case of a 45-year-old man with a history of Klinefelter syndrome undergoing testosterone replacement therapy, and with type 2 diabetes treated with metformin with poor metabolic control. When vildagliptin was added to his treatment, he presented hypoglycemia after the testosterone injection. We highlight this not widely reported drug interaction between hypoglycemic agents and testosterone. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-e5a8ae29e0dd41c8bf6ca26af0dcc458 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2090-6501 2090-651X |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2019-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Case Reports in Endocrinology |
| spelling | doaj-art-e5a8ae29e0dd41c8bf6ca26af0dcc4582025-08-20T03:26:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Endocrinology2090-65012090-651X2019-01-01201910.1155/2019/96161259616125Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Risk of HypoglycemiaAnalía Verónica Yamaguchi0Pablo René Costanzo1Verónica Andrea Peuchot2Pablo Knoblovits3Clinical Medicine Department, Metabolism and Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClinical Medicine Department, Metabolism and Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWe report the case of a 45-year-old man with a history of Klinefelter syndrome undergoing testosterone replacement therapy, and with type 2 diabetes treated with metformin with poor metabolic control. When vildagliptin was added to his treatment, he presented hypoglycemia after the testosterone injection. We highlight this not widely reported drug interaction between hypoglycemic agents and testosterone.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9616125 |
| spellingShingle | Analía Verónica Yamaguchi Pablo René Costanzo Verónica Andrea Peuchot Pablo Knoblovits Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Risk of Hypoglycemia Case Reports in Endocrinology |
| title | Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Risk of Hypoglycemia |
| title_full | Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Risk of Hypoglycemia |
| title_fullStr | Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Risk of Hypoglycemia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Risk of Hypoglycemia |
| title_short | Testosterone Replacement Therapy and the Risk of Hypoglycemia |
| title_sort | testosterone replacement therapy and the risk of hypoglycemia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9616125 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT analiaveronicayamaguchi testosteronereplacementtherapyandtheriskofhypoglycemia AT pablorenecostanzo testosteronereplacementtherapyandtheriskofhypoglycemia AT veronicaandreapeuchot testosteronereplacementtherapyandtheriskofhypoglycemia AT pabloknoblovits testosteronereplacementtherapyandtheriskofhypoglycemia |