Exenatide Test für Diagnostik der endogenen hyperinsulinämen Hypoglykämie

Drug: Exenatide;Drug: 0.9% saline solution

Gender: All
Maximum age: N/A
Minimum age: 18 Years

Patients with suspicion for an insulinoma fulfilling all of the following inclusion
criteria are eligible for the study:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Informed Consent as documented by signature

- Biochemically proven endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia: neuroglycopenic
symptoms in the fasting state with low plasma glucose, inappropriately high serum
insulin and C-peptide concentrations (standardized 72h fasting test).).

Participants as control subjects fulfilling all of the following inclusion criteria are
eligible for the study:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)

- Possession of the adequate match criteria (age, BMI and gender) to patients with
suspicion for an insulinoma

Exclusion Criteria:

- Known hypersensitivity or allergy to Exenatide

- Pregnant or breastfeeding female patients. A pregnancy test will be performed in all
women of child bearing potential.

- Calculated creatinine clearance below 40 ml/min

- No signed informed consent

- Intake of any glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 analogue (such as Byetta? or Bydureon?[=
Exenatide])

- prediabetes or diabetes (HbA1c > 5.7 %)

- Previous abdominal surgery in the gastrointestinal tract

- Any concomitant glucose-lowering drug (i. e. insulin, sulfonyl urea)

- Any known intolerance to standardized meal (Maizena)

- Any uncontrolled significant medical, psychiatric or surgical condition (active
infection, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, poorly controlled
hypertension, uncontrolled congestive heart disease, etc.) or laboratory findings that
might jeopardize the patient's safety or that would limit compliance with the
objectives and assessments of the study.

- Any mental conditions which prevent the patient from understanding the type, extent
and possible consequences of the study and/or an uncooperative attitude from the
patient