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Severe hypertriglyceridemia in a nondiabetic treated with low dose insulin infusion

Tong CV 1 , Velaiutham S 2 , Aziz NA 2 , Lim SL 2 , Khaw CH 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Hospital Putrajaya, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Presinct 7, 62250 Putrajaya, Malaysia. tchinvoon@yahoo.com
  • 2 Hospital Pulau Pinang, Georgetown, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2015 Aug;70(4):249-50.
PMID: 26358023

Abstract

We report a case of a 54-year-old man with severe HTG which did not respond to conventional anti lipid therapies. He was treated with intravenous insulin and concurrent dextrose infusions which led to a dramatic reduction in serum triglyceride levels.

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