Profound hypoglycemia-induced by vaccinium corymbosum juice and laurocerasus fruit
Künye
Aktan, A. H., Ozcelik, A., Cure, E., Cure, M. C., & Yuce, S. (2014). Profound hypoglycemia-ınduced by vaccinium corymbosum juice and laurocerasus fruit. Indian journal of pharmacology, 46(4), 446–447. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.135963Özet
An emergency intervention was performed in a 75-year-old male patient with hypoglycemic attack and blackout. Although he was diagnosed with prediabetes before 2 years, he did not take any anti-diabetic drug or follow dietary advice. He drank Vaccinium corymbosum L (VC) juice daily with a belief that it increases sexual potency. Before the development of hypoglycemia, the patient had consumed about 500 ml VC juice in addition to eating 200-300 gram of Laurocerasus officinalis (LO) fruit. the measured plasma glucose (PG) level during loss of consciousness was 30 mg/dl. the profound hypoglycemia may be an unexpected side effect of an interaction between the chemical compositions of the two plants, occurred as a result of LO fruit intake that may have a strong PG-lowering effect or related to excessive intake of VC juice. Both plants may be considered in the alternative treatment of diabetes.