Insulinoma - Diagnosis

Diagnosis

The diagnosis of insulinoma is suspected in a patient with symptomatic fasting hypoglycemia. The conditions of Whipple’s triad need to be met for the diagnosis of "true hypoglycemia" to be made:

1. symptoms and signs of hypoglycemia,
2. concomitant plasma glucose level of 45 mg/dL (2.5 mmol/L) or less, and
3. reversibility of symptoms with administration of glucose.